Originally published on the 22nd October 2013. Introduction In 1613 Captain John Saris brought back to England some “pictures” from
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Κατηγορία: sexuality
Ο “Μεγάλος Ανατολικός” του Ανδρέα Εμπειρίκου
Ο “Μεγάλος Ανατολικός” είναι το πλοίο – πρωταγωνιστής στην ‘Πλωτή Πολιτεία (Une Ville Flottant, 1871)’, είναι ένα από τα μυθιστορήματα
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A lesson of Doctor Charcot at the Salpetriere
“Une Leçon du Docteur Charcot à la Salpêtrière” is the title of a painting by Pierre Aristide André Brouillet (1857-1914).
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There was once a hot air balloon named “Argo”
It all began in a stormy summer night. The year was 1856. One hunderd years after the birth of Wolfgang
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The Kitchen Maid in European painting: 17th – 18th century
Introduction When I visited the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, I saw Chardin’s “The Kitchen Maid”. This painting
Continue readingΘυσιάζω αρνάκι άσπρο και παχύ, Μαρία Πενταγιώτισσα
Executive Summary Dear non-Greek speaking readers, I am honored to have you visiting my site. This is to let you
Continue readingNutcracker: by Jennifer Rubell
nutcracker: a device for cracking nuts (Oxford Dictionaries). New York based artist Jennifer Rubell has created her own nutcrackers. In
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Balthus (Balthazar Klossowski) revisited
Parenthesis: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has a Balthus Exhibition “Cats and Girls“(September 25, 2013–January 12, 2014).
Continue readingOn (Sexual) Fetishism
Fetischismus It is only natural to start with what Sigmund Freud wrote in his paper on fetishism (5). “When now
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