Sculptor Yannoulis Chalepas was born on August 14, 1851 to a family of marble cutters in Pyrgos on the island of Tinos. A bright student, he studied at the School of Arts in Athens under Neoclassical sculptor Leonidas Drossis and then, on scholarship from the Panhellenic Holy Foundation of the Evangelistria of Tinos, at the Munich Academy, under another Neoclassical sculptor, Max Ritter von Widnmann.
Chalepas’ work even early on showed a rare maturity. The impressive monumental works from his first creative period which survive intact, Affection (1875), Satyr Playing with Eros (1877), and the legendary Sleeping Female Figure (1877), demonstrate an extraordinary maturity for an artist only in his 20’s.
The exhibition catalogue Yannoulis Chalepas by Marina Lambraki-Plaka, Professor of History of Art and Director of the National Gallery – Alexandros Soutzos Museum was published in 2007. The book includes photos of the artist’s work included in the retrospective exhibition at the National Glyptotheque also in 2007 and wonderful insights into the work.
The exhibition curators, Alexandra Goulaki-Voutyra- Professor, School of Fine Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and Artemis Zervou, Curator, National Gallery of Greece edited the volume.
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Source: thenationalherald.com
