▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁where ▁after ▁some ▁time , ▁he ▁succeeded ▁in ▁being ▁accepted ▁into ▁the ▁classes ▁of ▁Karl ▁von ▁Pil oty . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁after ▁King ▁Otto ▁was ▁ex iled ▁the ▁scholar ship ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁available ▁to ▁Ly tra ▁so ▁the ▁exp enses ▁were ▁undert aken ▁by ▁the ▁amb assador ▁of ▁Greece ▁in ▁Vienna ▁Simon ▁Sin as . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁before ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Greece ▁he ▁met ▁Nik ola os ▁G yz is ▁in ▁Mun ich . ▁There ▁they ▁visited ▁and ▁studied ▁art ▁master pie ces . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Ath ens , ▁Ly tras ▁became ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁Ath ens ▁School ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁P ain ting ▁and ▁he ▁taught ▁until ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁some ▁ 3 8 ▁years . ▁Sp y rid on ▁Vik atos ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁pup ils . ▁ ▁For ▁four ▁years , ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁S my r na ▁and ▁Asia ▁Minor , ▁Mun ich ▁and ▁Egypt ▁with ▁G yz is ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁produced ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Oriental ist ▁works . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁he ▁married ▁I rene ▁Ky ri ak idi ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁tr ades man ▁from ▁S my r na ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁six ▁children . ▁His ▁son ▁Nik ola os ▁Ly tras ▁followed ▁in ▁his ▁foot steps ▁by ▁also ▁studying ▁at ▁the