He proved an excellent pupil .
He was a pupil of the sculptor Pavlos Prosalentis ( 1784 -- 1837 ) , then received a scholarship from the Ionian Islands to study painting at the Accademia di San Luca in Rome .
pupil proved an excellent pupil .
He was a pupil of the sculptor Pavlos Prosalentis ( 1784 -- 1837 ) , then received a scholarship from the Ionian Islands to study painting at the Accademia di San Luca in Rome .