Georgi Mitov

When he was only two, Ottoman troops burned his hometown and massacred over 14,000 people, forcing his family to flee to Svishtov.

Shortly thereafter, he and a friend went to Florence, where they met up with other painters from their hometown region, proceeding to Turin and studying with Giacomo Grosso at the Accademia Albertina.

In 1897, he created a series of portraits and nudes, including the "Lucrezia Romana", which was the first popular Bulgarian painting in that genre.

After spending the summer in Kazanlak, he sought a healthier climate and took a position as a drawing teacher at the Aprilov National High School in Gabrovo.

He died shortly after receiving notice that his portrait of Dragan Danailov [bg] had been accepted for the Paris Exhibition.