Dikos Vizantios

Konstantinos "Dikos" Vyzantios (; 1924 in Athens – 10 August 2007 in Majorca, Spain), also known as Constantin Byzantios, was a prominent Greek painter and a representative of the School of Paris.

Family background Born in Athens, Dikos Vyzantios was the son of Periklis Vyzantios, a well-known painter of his time, and Evfropsini Skoumbourdi. His given name was Konstantinos.

Career Vyzantios received his initial painting lessons from his father, Perikles Vyzantios. At a young age, he was admitted to the Athens School of Fine Arts and in 1945, he was sent to Paris on a scholarship from the French Institute to continue his studies. There, he mingled and collaborated with notable figures in the artistic and intellectual world.

His artistic talent was recognized early in France, receiving positive reviews.

Throughout his life, Vyzantios received numerous accolades. In 1989, he was honored by the French Republic (under the ministry of Jack Lang) as a Knight of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 1990, the French government awarded him Officier des Arts et des Lettres. In 1997, a major retrospective exhibition was organized by the French government at the Espace des Arts, Chalon-sur-Saône. His works are also displayed at the Lazaros Kountouriotis Mansion, donated by his sister, Marilena Liakopoulou. A documentary titled Dikos Vyzantios – In the Footsteps of the Lost Gaze, directed by Pandora Mouriki, is dedicated to his life. Since 1946, he had been a permanent resident of Paris. He died in Mallorca, Spain, on 7 August 2007 and was married to the poet Marie-Laure David.