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 …
Boys on the Beach by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Spanish Artist, 1863-1923Boys on the Beach, 1909, Oil on Canvas, 118x185 cm, Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/boys-on-the-beach/edd7a202-c069-49f1-a3f4-eacf9b4022c2 'Tis better to sit here beside the sea, / Here on the spray-kissed beach, ...
Madonna with Child in a Landscape
Attributed to the Master of the Madonna Grog, a member of the group of artists formerly known as the Master of the Embroidered FoliageMadonna with Child in a Landscape, c. 1492-1498, Oil on Panel, Burgos Cathedral, Chapel of the Constables, Burgos, Spain – Photo Credit: Amalia Spiliakou, May 14, 2024 On the 14th of ...
The Emperor Julian
Statue of a Priest of Serapis or Julian the Apostate, 2nd century AD or 4th century AD if it is the statue of Emperor Julian, Marble, Height: 181 cm, Musée de Cluny, the Musée National du Moyen Âge, Paris, Francehttps://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3606532259414293&set=a.547320410758138 …However the song that I ...
The Treasure of Childeric I
Golden Bees, Treasure of Childeric I, 5th century AD, Gold, Garnet, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France https://www.hhantiquejewelry.com/napoleon-bees-jewelry-tomb-childeric-i-symbols-empire/ . The 14th of July is the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille, a major event of the French Revolution, a ...
Girl on the Beach by Thaleia Flora Karavia
Thaleia Flora Karavia, Greek Artist, 1871 - 1960Girl on the Beach, 1922-25, Oil on Canvas, 61 x 50 cm, National Gallery, Athens, Greece https://www.nationalgallery.gr/en/artwork/girl-on-the-beach/ Thaleia Flora Karavia was a prominent Greek painter known for her vibrant depictions of everyday life, her contribution ...
White Flag
Jasper Johns, American Artist, born 1930White Flag, 1955, Encaustic, Oil, Newsprint, and Charcoal on Canvas, 198.9 × 306.7 cm, the MET, NY, USA https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/487065 According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art experts… During the 1950s and 1960s, Johns frequently appropriated well-k ...
Royal Pantheon of San Isidoro
Royal Pantheon of San Isidoro de León, Romanesque Fresco PaintingsJuly, Calendar of San Isidoro de León, between 1160 and 1170, fresco painting, Colegiata de San Isidoro, León, Spain https://conocerelmundo.blog/2021/04/25/san-isidoro-de-leon/ and https://viajarconelarte.blogspot.com/2015/06/el-panteon-real-los-claustr ...
The Yellow Sail
Paul Signac, French Artist, 1863-1935Venice, the Yellow Sail, 1904, Oil on Canvas, 73x92 cm, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (In deposit to the Museum of Fine Arts and Archeology of Besançon since 1972) - Photo Credit: Amalia Spiliakou, Neo-Impressionism in the Colours of the Mediterranean Exhibition (10.01 - 07.04.202 ...
The Knossos Veil
Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo, Spanish Artist, 1871-1949Knossos Veil, ca. 1906 - ca. 1930, Silk and Metal, 110 x 144 cm, Museo del Traje CIPE, Madrid, Spain https://twitter.com/MuseodelTraje/status/1528695788771201024/photo/1Knossos Veil, ca. 1906 - ca. 1930, Silk and Metal, 110 x 144 cm, Museo Fortuny, Venice, Italy http ...
Count Issepo da Porto and his son Adriano
Paolo Veronese, 1528–1588 Portrait of Iseppo da Porto and his son Adriano, circa 1555, Oil on Canvas, 247x133 cm, Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paolo_Veronese_041.jpg On Father's Day consider the majestic, full-length portraits by Veronese, which celebrated the da Porto fam ...
Byzantine Ivory Caskets
Byzantine Casket with Mythological and Combat Scenes, 4th quarter of the 10th century, Ivory, 11.5x41.5x17.5 cm, Musée de Cluny, Paris, France (Photo Credit: Amalia Spiliakou, May 2023) Byzantine Ivory Caskets, also known as covered boxes, represent exquisite examples of medieval artistry and craftsmanship. These s ...
Lion from a Grave Monument in the Canellopoulos Museum
Lion from a grave monument, 4th century BC, White Marble, Height: 41.5 cm, Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Museum, Athens, Greece – Photo Credit: Amalia Spiliakou, Museum of Cycladic Art, Chaeronea, 2 August 338 BC: A day that changed the world Exhibition, February 2024 The lion sits on his haunches and looks stra ...
The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela and the Goya Tapestries
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, 1746-1828An Avenue in Andalusia or The Maja and the Cloaked Men (detail), 1777, Royal Tapestry Factory, from a Goya Cartoon, Tapestry - Wool and silk, 337x217 cm, Santiago de Compostela Cathedral Collection, Spain https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/an-avenue-in-andalusia-or-the-maja ...
The Labours of the Months by Luca della Robbia
Luca della Robbia, 1399/1400–1482Labours of the Months: June, 1450s, Glazed terracotta, Diameter: 57 cm, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK https://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/r/robbia/luca/biograph.html …Which gives into the triumphant and lovely / study, / that has such talent and order and measure / that i ...
The Cave of Altamira
Cave of Altamira, Paleolithic Cave Art, Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, SpainScientists believe the paintings date from c. 14,820 to 13,130 years agoThe original Cave of Altamira is closed to the public, but a Replica Cave and Museum were built nearby in 2001 by Manuel Franquelo and Sven Nebel, faithfully reproducing t ...
Constantine the Great
Homilies of Gregory of Nazianzus, Constantine and the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, folio 440r, (detail), 879-882 AD, Byzantine Illuminated Manuscript, Illustrated painted Parchment, Bibliothèque nationale de France. (BnF MS grec 510), Paris, France https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BnF_MS_Gr510_folio_440_recto_ ...