ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wɪð ɐ ɡɹˈiːk ɡˈʌvɚnmənts skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp hiː wɛnt tə mjˈuːnɪk tə stˈʌdi ɪnðə ɹˈɔɪəl ɐkˈædəmi ʌv fˈaɪn ˈɑːɹts wˌɛɹ ˈæftɚ sˌʌm tˈaɪm, hiː səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn bˌiːɪŋ ɐksˈɛptᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðə klˈæsᵻz ʌv kˈɑːɹl vˈɑːn pˈaɪlɑːɾi.
In 1860 with a Greek government's scholarship he went to Munich to study in the Royal Academy of Fine Arts where after some time, he succeeded in being accepted into the classes of Karl von Piloty.