▁Ath ens ) ▁was ▁a ▁nin ete enth - century ▁Greek ▁painter . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁T inos , ▁and ▁trained ▁in ▁Ath ens ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Arts . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁of ▁Mun ich . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁these ▁studies , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁He ▁remained ▁faithful ▁to ▁the ▁pre cept s ▁and ▁principles ▁of ▁the ▁Mun ich ▁School , ▁while ▁pay ing ▁greatest ▁attention ▁both ▁to ▁eth ographic ▁them es ▁and ▁portrait ure . ▁His ▁most ▁famous ▁portrait ▁was ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁couple , ▁Otto ▁and ▁Am alia , ▁and ▁his ▁most ▁well - known ▁landscape ▁a ▁dep iction ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Lav rio . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Nik if or os ▁Ly tras ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁popular ▁mar ble ▁sculpt or . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eigh teen ▁years ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Ath ens ▁to ▁study ▁in ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Arts . ▁He ▁studied ▁painting ▁with ▁Ludwig ▁Th iers ch ▁and ▁R aff ael o ▁Ce cc oli . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁he ▁began ▁teaching ▁an ▁elementary ▁course ▁in ▁writing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁with ▁a ▁Greek ▁government ’ s ▁scholar ship ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Mun ich ▁to ▁study