Aphrodite (Venus), Pan and Eros: A sculpture in the National Archaelogical Museum of Athens

Originally published on the 26th November 2013. The National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Greece, is a museum with many treasures.

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Art Institue of Chicago – Modern Art

Today my topic is works of modern art from the Art Institute of Chicago which I last visited in April

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Rodin Sculptures in the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA

The National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington DC is one of the best art galleries in the world. When

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The diasappearance of the body from the work of Sarah Lucas

I recently visited a gallery in London, where works by Sarah Lucas are exhibited. I have written about Sarah Lucas

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The Crouching Venus at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London

Some time ago I wrote about “A crouching Aphrodite in London“, a sculpure I saw at the British Museum. It

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A crouching Aphrodite in London

I was in London for a few days and had the opportunity to visit the British Museum. This post is

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Lynda Benglis – American Artist

Today’s post concludes a sequence of three consecutive posts dedicated to female American artists (poets are artists). Sculpture, enamel, sculpmetal

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Thermopylae by Cy Twombly and Constantine Cavafi

Today I present a sculpture named “Thermopylae”, made by Cy Twombly, paired with a poem by the Greek poet Constantine Cavafi. Twombly was a

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