Portrait of Pavlos Melas, c.1905

The Portrait of Pavlos Melas is one of the portraits of the hero of the Macedonian Struggle painted by Iakovidis. Melas is shown in the uniform of a Greek officer, leaning on his sword, and with an unyielding manner. His facial expression shows resolution and faith in the struggle which he has undertaken, and in which he sacrificed his life. His stance denotes nobility and lofty ideals, while his whole appearance is rendered with the greatest possible idealisation.