As efforts persisted with new directions and objectives, Greek artists emerging in the world during the first decades of the 19th century reconnected Greek art with its ancient tradition, as well as with the quests of the European ateliers, especially those of the Munich School, with defining examples of the Greek contemporary art of the period including the works of Theodoros Vryzakis and Nikiphoros Lytras.
Greek artists in the early 19th century, as they sought new paths and goals, reconnected Greek art to its ancient roots while also aligning with European ateliers, particularly those of the Munich School. Notable examples of contemporary Greek art from that period include works by Theodoros Vryzakis and Nikiphoros Lytras.