Giannoulis Chalepas , sculptor
A descendant of famous marble sculptors, Giannoulis Chalepas was born in the village of Pyrgos in Tinos, in 1854. The large marble family business had branches in Bucharest, Smyrna and...
A descendant of famous marble sculptors, Giannoulis Chalepas was born in the village of Pyrgos in Tinos, in 1854. The large marble family business had branches in Bucharest, Smyrna and...
Dimitrios Filippotis, "Sculptor and philosopher" (1839 - 1919) Born in 1834, in the village Pyrgos of Tinos, eldest son of Zacharias Philipotis, a great architect and sculptor, Dimitris Filippotis, from a very...
The sculptor of the equestrian statue of Kolokotronis. Another very important Tinian sculptor, was born at Ysternia in the year 1862. As a young man he lived in Constantinople/Istanbul, where...
The founder of modern Greek painting. First sees the light in 1832, in the village of Pyrgos in Tinos. A few years later, his teacher in the village school, Alexander...
Nikolaos Gyzis was born in Sklavochorio of Tinos in 1842. From the very early age of eight, he used to draw with charcoal. His themes were inspired by his surroundings:...
A characteristic and vivid example of his work is the statue of Philhellenic English politician Gladstone, situated in the grounds of the University of Athens....
Antonios Sohos, "A leading sculptor" (1888 - 1975) Another sculptor with global reputation, born at Ysternia of Tinos in 1888, son of a sculptor and nephew of Lazarus Sohos. His first toys...
Ioannis Gaitis was born in 1923, hailing from the village Pyrgos of Tinos. His ranking is among the top contemporary artists in Greece. He attended the School of Fine Arts...
His origin from Ysternia of Tinos, played an important role in the subsequent evolution of his career. Although the family was established in Athens, he along with his sculptor father,...