Georgios Samartzis

Georgios Samartzis studied at Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli. Training under Vincenzo Marinelli and Charalambos Pachis is recorded. The recorded working language is Modern Greek. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Work by Georgios Samartzis is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Athens and Municipal Gallery of Corfu.

His grandfather was the noted historian and memoirist, Panagiotis Samartzis (1797-1871). He took his first painting lessons at a private school operated by Charalambos Pachis. He would later marry one of Pachis' daughters. In 1888, thanks to a scholarship from the Petrides Endowment, he was able to study at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli, with Professors Domenico Morelli and Vincenzo Marinelli. After returning to Greece, he taught at the Technical High School then, in 1902, took over management of the new Corfu Art School, founded by Angelos Giallinas. In addition to painting, he also dabbled in poetry and was an accomplished musician. He dealt with a variety of themes, including portraits, landscapes, ethnographic scenes, and religious art; including a large "Last Supper". His works are generally classified as Academic Realism. During World War I he moved to Athens, where he died. His works may be seen at the National Gallery and the University of Athens. The Δημοτική Πινακοθήκη της Κέρκυρας has a special display room devoted to his paintings and those he collected. His compositions are still played by local bands, and some of his poems were set to music by Ιωσήφ Καίσαρης. A street has been named after him.