Emilio Vedova – Italian Artist

During my recent visit to Venice, I was lucky to discover the Italian artist – painter, Emilio Vedova, who impressed

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Titian's Pieta: The master of light … plunges into darkness

I borrowed half of the title of today’s post from an article by Jonathan Jones in the Guardian. As Jones

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Byzantium in Venice: Stelios Faitakis' Imposition Symphony (2011)

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

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1001 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

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Intoxicating 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

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1001 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

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Real 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:

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Women 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:

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The 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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