Nikiforos Lytras Νικηφόρος Λύτρας (1832-1904) was a Greek painter, the most famous in Athens. He was born on the island of Tinos and trained in Athens at the School of Arts. In 1860, he won a scholarship to Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Munich. After completing these studies, he became a professor at the School of Arts in 1866, a position he held for the rest of his life.