The painter Theophilos Hatzimihail was born in this pink stone house surrounded by olive groves in 1873. Theophilos was better known as an eccentric than as an artist and often walked the streets of Mytilini dressed as Alexander the Great or a Greek God. Lesbos-born art critic and publisher Tériade discovered the impoverished and ill artist in 1919 and supported him until his death from food poisoning in 1936, safeguarding his works. Unfortunately, Theophilos painted much of his work on the walls of cafes and houses that have long since been destroyed or covered with whitewash. The 86 canvases in the four rooms here are delightful—colorful and primitive, depicting island folk as well as gods, goddesses, and saints.