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Tiffany Hair Ornament

Reverence for Nature and Tiffany

November 13, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment American ArtArt NouveauTeaching Resources

Inspired by nature’s fleeting beauty, Louis Comfort Tiffany’s dragonfly hair ornament captures fragility, luminosity, and exquisite craftsmanship—an Art Nouveau jewel where delicate forms celebrate life’s ephemeral grace.

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I am... How I see myself is the 2020, Athens Museum of Cycladic Art student contest.

I am… How I see myself

November 11, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment Ancient Greek ArtCycladic ArtTeaching Resources

At the Museum of Cycladic Art, “I am… How I see myself” invites children to explore identity through ancient mirrors—blending creativity, history, and self-reflection in a growing artistic tradition.

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Duccio di Buoninsegna's Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel.

Renaissance Triptych… fresh

November 8, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment Italian Renaissance ArtRenaissance ArtTeaching Resources

A Renaissance Triptych RWAP exploring Sienese 14th-century art, Duccio’s Maestà, and the evolution of three-panel sacred imagery rooted in the Greek idea of “threefold folds.”

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Brother Peter, recipient of the 2019 Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Award

Thank you Brother Peter

November 3, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment Uncategorized

Brother Peter Tabichi’s passion for education in Kenya inspires reflection on teaching values, reminding us true learning is rooted in care, vision, and commitment to students’ futures.

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Student work inspired by Rococo art.

Tick-Tock Bedroom Clock

October 29, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment Rococo ArtTeaching Resources

A Rococo-inspired classroom RWAP explores playful 18th-century design through decorative clocks, revealing how exuberant forms, natural motifs, and rocaille craftsmanship engage modern high school students creatively.

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The Jasper Cup from Vatopedi Monastery, Mount Athos.

The Jasper Cup from Vatopedi

October 27, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment Byzantine ArtTeaching Resources

The Vatopedi Jasper Cup, a refined Late Byzantine chalice linked to Manuel Cantacuzenos Palaeologos, blends sacred inscription, intricate monograms, and Byzantine-Gothic craftsmanship into a masterpiece of spiritual and artistic synthesis.

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Hercules at the Crossroads Bulletin Board Display.

Hercules at the Crossroads

October 25, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment MythologyTeaching Resources

Hercules at the Crossroads, attributed to Prodicus and transmitted by Xenophon, depicts young Hercules choosing Virtue over Vice, a timeless moral journey of choice and character.

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Aigai, The Royal Burial Cluster of Philip II, guiding my students.

Back to Aigai

October 24, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment Ancient Greek ArtTeaching Resources

Aigai, ancient capital of Macedonia, reveals royal tombs, painted hunts, and mythic scenes—where students encounter history, art, and mythology in a landscape of enduring archaeological wonder.

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Dionysus and Ariadne floor mosaic in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki.

Dionysus and Ariadne

October 22, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment Ancient Greek ArtMythologyTeaching Resources

A Grade 6 Student Activity exploring the myth of Ariadne, where students research five artworks and creatively present her journey through love, betrayal, and myth across painting and sculpture.

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Excavation Records - American School of Classical Studies at Athens

Archaeological Excavation Records

October 21, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment Ancient Greek ArtTeaching Resources

The carefully handwritten excavation records from the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, especially those from Corinth, preserve archaeology as both scholarship and quiet artistry—precise, tactile, and deeply human documentation of discovery.

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