"Arantzan zu?!" (Thou, among the thorns?!) – The Basilica and Sanctuary of Arantzazu in the Basque Country

According to the legend, these were the words of the shepherd Rodrigo de Balanzategui, who discovered the sculpture of the Virgin

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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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