Georgios Vroutos

Georgios Vroutos (; Athens 1843 – January 10, 1909, Athens) was a Greek sculptor of the 19th century.

Biography Georgios Vroutos was born in Athens in 1843, into a family originating from Crete. He studied sculpture at the School of Fine Arts from 1859 to 1864 under Georgios Phitalis and also took courses in marble carving at the workshop of the famous professor and sculptor Ioannis Kossos. In 1866, he traveled to Rome with a scholarship from Queen Olga, where he stayed for three years, studying under the supervision of Canova, Adamo, Tantolini and Filippo Niakarini. He died in Athens, on January 10, 1909. The artist creates the feeling that the body of a winged demon is flying, falling towards the Earth's sphere, while it is relying on a garment that has been crushed. The composition seems to have broken the law of gravity. The artist does nevertheless not seem to have further explored this daring path in his later career.

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