Entierro con Lagrimas de Cera – Burial with Tears of Wax – Ενταφιασμος με Κερινα Δακρυα

This is the result of a juxtraposition of the creations of two people who have not met in their lifetime.

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The Flagellation of Christ – τον δε Ιησουν φραγγελωσας

The flagellation of Christ is the beginning of the final turn to the End. But the End is not near

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Who is the artist who should immortalize Monica Bellucci?

Back in 2009, I wrote a four part article on the Venus of Urbino, trying to answer the question: “Who

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Women's Day, 8th March – Χαιρε Νυμφη Ανυμφευτε!

Άγγελος πρωτοστάτης, ουρανόθεν επέμφθη, ειπείν τή Θεοτόκω το Χαίρε· (εκ γ’) καί συν τή ασωμάτω φωνή, σωματούμενόν σε θεωρών Κύριε,

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The Greek Writer Aris Alexandrou – Ο λογοτέχνης και ποιητής Άρης Αλεξάνδρου

Today I want to pay tribute to Aris Alexandrou, a Greek writer who became known for his novel “The Mission

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1001 Ways to Die – (2) Jacqueline Du Pre, Cellist

Today I continue with the second part of the series, dedicated to the British cellist Jacqueline du Pre. She was

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1001 Ways to Die – (1) Fritz Wunderlich, Tenor

Today I embark on a sequence of posts, under the title “1001 ways to die”. The inspiration for this came

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Abyss – The Loss of the Face

“If you stare long enough into the abyss, the abyss will stare back at you” Friedrich Nietzsche …the face is

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Beheading of St John the Baptist – Ο αποκεφαλισμος του Βαπτιστη Ιωαννη

The itinerant John the Baptist has baptized Christ. In the Gospels, John announces the coming of Jesus and is therefore

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The Sea – Η Θαλασσα

And then went down to the ship, Set keel to breakers, forth on the godly sea, and We set up

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