Konstantinos Volanakis
(1837–1907) Greek painter (1837-1907)
Konstantinos Volanakis (Greece, 1837–1907) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Konstantinos Volanakis belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.
Konstantinos Volanakis was born in Heraklion and died in Piraeus. Konstantinos Volanakis trained at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. The students included Dimítris Lítsas.
One of the best-known works is ‘The burning of a Turkish frigate’. The catalogue has 59 works by Konstantinos Volanakis with free images. The dated works span the years 1850–1895. Works by Konstantinos Volanakis are held by National Gallery of Athens, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, and Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Leonidas Drosis, Vincent Lerche, Petr Nikolaevich Gruzinsky, Nikolai Dmitrievich Dmitriev-Orenburgsky, and Alfred Thompson Bricher.