▁genre ▁painting , ▁and ▁to ▁subjects ▁that ▁move , ▁delight , ▁and ▁educ ate ▁the ▁people ". ▁ ▁His ▁tri ps ▁in ▁Minor ▁Asia ▁and ▁Egypt ▁en rich ed ▁his ▁paint ings ▁with ▁Oriental ▁them es , ▁including ▁the ▁people ▁and ▁their ▁l ifest yles . ▁In ▁the ▁closing ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁he ▁painted ▁many ▁scenes ▁about ▁ag ing , ▁l onel iness ▁and ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁death . ▁ ▁Ly tras ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁pain ters ▁in ▁Ath ens . ▁He ▁participated ▁and ▁hon ored ▁in ▁many ▁exhib itions : ▁at ▁the ▁Z appe ion ▁exhib itions , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁exhib itions ▁in ▁Paris ▁( 1 8 5 5 , ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 0 ) ▁and ▁in ▁Vienna ▁( 1 8 7 3 ). ▁Also ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁official ▁portrait ist ▁in ▁Ath ens ▁and ▁he ▁painted ▁many ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁upper ▁class ▁of ▁his ▁time . ▁ ▁His ▁contribution ▁in ▁art ▁was ▁conce ived ▁also ▁through ▁his ▁courses ▁in ▁the ▁Ath ens ▁School ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts . ▁Although ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁of ▁Academ ic ▁Real ism ▁and ▁remaining ▁un infl uen ced ▁by ▁Im pression ism , ▁he ▁marked ▁Greek ▁art ▁history ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁way . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁he ▁was ▁decor ated ▁with ▁the ▁Golden ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁R ede emer . ▁In ▁