As winter lingers, art invites us to contemplate, discover, and embrace the subtle beauty of the season. This month, let the timeless February 2926 Newsletter stories guide you through worlds where history, imagination, and artistry intertwine.
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🌼 Sunday, February 1: Flower & Artwork of the Month – Katsushika Hokusai’s Kingfisher, Irises and Wild Pinks
The graceful irises bloom with quiet elegance, while the vibrant kingfisher alights with poised energy. Together, they form a lyrical celebration of early spring, renewal, balance, and the fleeting beauty that inspires reflection.
🙏 Wednesday, February 4: Antonio Badile’s Madonna and Child
Discover the gentle devotional world of Antonio Badile through this tender portrait of the Virgin and Child, a hallmark of Verona’s mid-16th-century artistic tradition.
🧩 Friday, February 6: Fragment of a Mosaic with the Personification of Ktisis in the Met, New York
Step into the symbolic world of Late Antiquity through this remarkable mosaic fragment portraying Ktisis—the ancient personification of creation, foundation, and civic generosity.
🔴 Tuesday, February 10: Felice Casorati’s The Dream of the Pomegranate, Palazzo Maffei, Verona
Enter the dreamlike world of Felice Casorati through this poetic meditation on beauty, symbolism, and quiet introspection.
🏺 Friday, February 13: The François Vase, Archaeological Museum, Florence
Discover one of the greatest masterpieces of ancient Greek ceramics—the François Vase, a magnificent black-figure krater signed by the potter Ergotimos and the painter Kleitias.
👑 Tresday, February 17: Jean-François de Troy’s Apollo and Pan, or The Judgment of Tmolus
Explore the mythic musical contest between Apollo and Pan and discover how the mountain god Tmolus crowned Apollo victorious, affirming the harmony between nature, artistry, and divine order.
📖 Wednesday, February 18: Newsletter for March 2026
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💐 Wishing Health and a creative February,
Amalia Spiliakou / Teacher Curator