First time I saw “The Wanderer”, CD Friedrich’s masterpiece, it was on the front cover of Nietzsche’s book “Thus spoke
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A journey in Romanesque and Gothic Art
I have started reading the “History of European Culture”, by Panayiotis Kanellopoulos (1902 – 1986), a Greek author and politician.
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The Discovery of Matthias Grunewald: a personal journey
Featured Image: Grünewald in a 19th century depiction on the de:Frankoniabrunnen, by Ferdinand von Miller (1824), now in front of the Würzburg Residence.
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Martin Schongauer: Painter and engraver (1450 – 1491)
Most recent edit on the 8th September 2024 Martin Schongauer was a Northern European painter and engraver whose work I
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August Macke’s untimely death: 26 September 1914
August Macke was born in 1887 and died in September 1914 in the trenches of Champagne, at the age of
Continue readingA visit to Nuremberg’s Kongresshalle
A visit to Nuremberg’s Kongresshalle (Congress Hall) and the Documentation Center which is located on site requires a minimum of 2
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This review is long overdue. But better late than never. During an Autumn visit to the Black Forest in Germany
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It has been a long time since I visited Nurenberg in Germany, the birthplace of Albrecht Durer and Hans Sachs.
Continue readingWednesday 20th March 2013: Questions arising from the “Cyprus” issue
On Tuesday 19th March 2013 the Cypriot Parliament said “no” to the 16 March 2013 Eurogroup decision to apply a
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