ἕν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδέν οἶδα
All I know is that I know nothing
Allegedly said by Socrates
So true, 30 years in Education, and I still feel like a kindergarten student, curious and inquisitive, questioning, interested, prying …
April by Lucien Pissarro
Lucien Pissarro, French Artist, 1863–1944April, Epping, 1894, Oil paint on canvas, 603 × 730 mm, Tate, London, UKhttps://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/camden-town-group/lucien-pissarro-april-epping-r1139298 Oh, to be in England / Now that April’s there, / And whoever wakes in England / Sees, some mornin ...
Raiment of the Soul
Photographer Vangelis Kyris and Artist of Embroidery Anatoli GeorgievCostume of Dimitrios Mavromichlis, 19th century, Hand finished silver embroidery, using silver stitching carousel and cord, on printed cotton canvas, 126x104 cm. https://gallerykourd.gr/el/raiment-of-the-soul-2/ ''The focus of this exhibition is t ...
Perhaps… a Portrait of Hatshepsut!
Head of a royal figure, 1475–1292 BC, 18th Dynasty New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Red Jasper, H. 9.6cm; W. 6.1cm; D. 7.5cm, Al Thani Collection, The Hôtel de la Marine, Paris, France https://www.thealthanicollection.com/recently-shown-highlights/head-of-a-royal-figure I am still dreaming of Paris and the wonderful Exhi ...
GIOVANNI BELLINI Influences croisées
Giovanni Bellini, c. 1435/40 - 1516The Madonna and Child at a Ledge with an Apple: "The Philips Madonna", c.1459-1460, tempera, oil and gold on a panel of poplar, 76.8 x 53 cm, Private collectionhttps://www.sortiraparis.com/album-photo/101484-exposition-giovanni-bellini-musee-jacquemart-andre Giovanni Bellini ...
The Tomb of Tutankhamun
Howard Carter with Innermost Coffin of Tutankhamun photographed by Harry Burton, 1922 (Tutankhamun Archive, Griffith Institute, University of Oxford) https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/ancient-mediterranean-ap/ancient-egypt-ap/a/tutankhamuns-tomb “It was sometime before one could see, the hot air ...
Eleanor of Aquitaine
The effigies of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II of England, 1122-1204, Fontevraud Abbey, France https://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/eleanor-queen-of-france-and-england-and-duchess-of-aquitaine/ Imagine a gender-equal world. A world, free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that's diverse, equitable ...
Cameo of two Emperors
Busts of Two Emperors, late 3rd century - early 4th century, Chalcedony on Gold, 3.5 cm x 4.3 cm, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington DC, USAhttp://museum.doaks.org/objects-1/info?query=Portfolios%20%3D%20%223671%22&sort=0&page=466 The period of the Tetrarchy in the Roman Empire began around 293 CE, twenty years int ...
The Twelve Months of Flowers, March
Pieter Casteels III (Flemish Painter- 1684–1749), H. Fletcher (British Engraver- active 1715–1738), Robert Furber (British Horticulturist and Publisher- c. 1674–1756)March, from Twelve Months of Flowers, 1730, Hand-colored Etching onPaper, 53.9 × 43.8 cm, Private Collectionhttps://www.artic.edu/artworks/127982/march-f ...
The Art of the Amarna Period
The Bust of Nefertiti by Thutmose, 1340 BC, Limestone, and stucco, Height 48 cm, Egyptian Museum, Berlin, Germanyhttps://www.dw.com/en/egypt-vows-to-step-up-hunt-for-nefertiti/a-18753507 “With the move to Amarna the art becomes less exaggerated, but while it is often described as 'naturalistic' it remains highly st ...
Diana and her Companions by Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer, 1632-1675Diana and Her Companions, circa 1653-1656, oil on canvas, 98.5x105 cm, Mauritshuis, The Hague, Netherlandshttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vermeer_-_Diana_and_Her_Companions.jpg I read Homeric Hymn 27 dedicated to Goddess Artemis… I sing of Artemis, whose shafts are of gold, w ...
New Kingdom Rock Cut Tombs
Tomb of Ramose, 18th Dynasty, c. 1350 BC, Vizier of Amenhotep III, Western Thebes, Egypt - Two male guests… the man in front is "the overseer of the hunters of , Keshy". The one in the back is unknown. In front of them is Werel, the “Mistress of Goddess Mut.”https://www.flickr.com/photos/manna4u/11288833674 D ...
Eros and the Bee
Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1472-1553Venus with Cupid Stealing Honey, 1530, Oil on Panel, 38 x 58 cm, Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmarkhttps://open.smk.dk/artwork/image/KMSsp719 A wicked bee once filching Eros stung, / As from hive unto hive the sly god flew. / Looting the flower-sweet honeycombs among; / With fing ...
Astragaloi Players
Alexander of Athens, 1st cent BC-1st cent ADAstragaloi players from Herculaneum, 1st cent BC-1st cent AD, Marble and Pigment, 47.6x50.5 cm, National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy https://mann-napoli.it/affreschi/#gallery-8 Niobe ((P. Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses)… So many things / increased her pride: She l ...
The Enkolpion of Empress Maria
Enkolpion of Empress Maria, 398-407, Agate Cameo, Gold, Ruby or Garnet, Emerald, 2.6x1.8x1 cm, the Louvre, Paris, France https://www.doaks.org/research/byzantine/scholarly-activities/dynastic-jewels-a-late-antique-rhetoric-of-treasure-and-adornment Late Antique poetry has often been characterized by its ‘jeweled st ...
Teika’s Poems for the Twelve Months presented by Tosa Mitsunari
Tosa Mitsunari, Japanese Artist, 1646-1710Teika's Poems for the Twelve Months, Edo period (1603-1868), 1646-1710, ink, color and gold leaf on paper, six-fold screen, 170.18x 61.92 cm (each panel), Indianapolis Museum of Art, USAhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tosa_Mitsunari_-_Teika%27s_Poems_for_the_Twelve_Mon ...
New Kingdom Temple Architecture
The Cult Temple of Amun-Ra, Hypostyle Hall, was begun by Ramesses I (19th Dynasty, 1292-1290), continued by his son, Seti I (19th Dynasty, 1306-1290 BC), and completed by Ramesses II (19th Dynasty, 1303-1213), Karnak, Egypthttps://www.worldhistory.org/image/12797/great-hypostyle-hall-columns-karnak/ Late in the Sec ...