The painter Epameinondas Thomopoulos was born in Patras in 1878 and passed away in Athens in 1976.
At a young age, he took painting lessons from S. Platsaios and S. Pizanis in Corfu. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples (1896–1899), as well as in Rome and Venice (1899–1901). He served as a professor holding the chair of outdoor studies at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1915–1948) and as its director (1945–1948).
Upon returning to Greece, he rendered subjects inspired by rural life and aligned himself with other interwar artists who turned to landscape painting in their attempt to capture the Greek light, introducing post-impressionist and symbolist elements to Greek painting. His works are dominated by light, a meticulous attention to detail, and pure, intense colors applied with quick, successive brushstrokes, showing clear influences of Italian Impressionism, specifically of G. Segantini, while even the simple figurative elements serve a decorative role.
Alongside his painting, he engaged in literature, painted hagiographies for the Metropolitan Church of Kalamata, and restored hagiographies at the Metropolitan Church of Patras.
He presented his work in solo and group exhibitions both in Greece and abroad. He participated in the Venice Biennale in 1934 and 1936, and represented the country at the Rome International Exhibition. He was also awarded at the Paris International Exposition in 1900.
He was honored as a Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy and a Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.