The Greek painter Stelios Faitakis has painted a mural for the Danish Pavilion in the 54th Venice Biennale. It is
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A Cretan Madonna in Venice: Mesopanditissa in Santa Maria della Salute (Saint Mary of Health)
Edited on the 20th August 2024 The ties between Byzantium and Venice are centuries’ old. One of the major components
Continue readingBacchus Sculptures – Three examples of Greek Art
Great Art is a mix of two basic components. The first is the accumulation of the past. The second is
Continue readingMichelangelo's Bacchus (1497) in the Bargello Museum, Florence, Italy
I recently visited again the Bargello Museum in Florence, and was mesmerized by the Michelangelo sculptures on display. I therefore
Continue reading1001 Ways to Die – (7) Cy Twombly, American, Painter and Sculptor
Cy Twombly, one of my favourite modern artists, has died on Tuesday, 5th July 2011 in Rome, Italy, losing a long battle
Continue readingIntoxicating pleasures, deformities and disproportions: The Female in decorative arts and music
Introduction “An artist is an artist only because of his exquisite sense of beauty, a sense which shows him intoxicating
Continue reading1001 Ways to Die – (6) Peter Falk, American Actor
Peter Falk, one of my favorite actors, died at the age of 83 on 23rd June 2011. He died peacefully
Continue readingReal Greece, Part III: Odysseus Elytis – Η πραγματικη Ελλαδα, Μερος ΙΙΙ: Οδυσσεας Ελυτης
“Εάν αποσυνδέσεις την Ελλάδα, στο τέλος θα δεις να σου απομένουν μια ελιά, ένα αμπέλι κι ένα καράβι. Που σημαίνει:
Continue readingWomen in Men's Clothes
Today I want to address the subject of women wearing men’s clothes. In spite of the Bible’s (Deuteronomy 22.5) urge:
Continue readingThe Kaisariani Monastery, near Athens, Greece – Η Μονη Καισαριανης
Το υπεροχο μοναστηρι της Καισαριανης μετα απο 2 χρονια επισκευων και συντηρησης ανοιξε ξανα τις πυλες στους επισκεπτες του. Υπευθυνη
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