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Konstantinos Volanakis,
Out of the Port
Konstantinos Volanakis (Κωνσταντίνος Βολανάκης ή Βολονάκης) (b. Heraklion, Crete, 1837- d. 29 June 1907) was a Greek painter, one of the top of 19th century. Born to a rich family, he went to Trieste, Italy, in 1856 where he took up painting. He studied in the Fine Arts Academy of Munich. He is one of the main representatives of the Munich School Greek artistic movement of the 19th century. He died in 1907. His works are today exhibited in major museums in Greece and abroad.
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