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Left: Glass paste mosaic clypeus showing a frontal portrait bust of Maria Simplicia Rustica, surrounded by concentric borders of coloured tesserae, around 350 AD. Right: Glass paste mosaic clypeus showing a frontal portrait bust of Flavius Iulius Iulianus, surrounded by concentric borders of coloured tesserae, about 350 AD.

Ciriaca’s Mosaics

September 3, 2026 ArchaeologyByzantine ArtEarly Christian ArtTeaching Resources
Left: Japanese lacquer inrō decorated with blooming chrysanthemums and asters in gold and coloured lacquer, Edo period, 18th–19th century. Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Right: Japanese lacquer inrō featuring chrysanthemums and asters in delicate gold lacquer against a dark background, Edo period, 18th–19th century. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Autumn in the Palm of Your Hand: Asters, Chrysanthemums and Two Japane...

August 31, 2026 Japanese ArtTeaching Resources
Childe Hassam,  Manhattan's Misty Sunset

New York Virtual Destination

April 22, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou American ArtTeaching Resources

During COVID-19, Art nurtures our quest for happiness — join us for a virtual New York weekend tour, from the comfort of your home.

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Rogier van der Weyden, Crucifixion Diptych

The Philadelphia Crucifixion

April 17, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou Northern Renaissance ArtRenaissance ArtTeaching Resources

Rogier van der Weyden’s 1460 Philadelphia Crucifixion Diptych is a masterful symphony of lines, shapes and colour — spiritual, intense and unique — uniting sorrow and sacrifice in one sublime composition.

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Claude Monet, Monet’s Garten in Giverny

Spring Break Virtual Destination

April 13, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou French ArtImpressionismTeaching Resources

During COVID-19, all you need is love and Art — join us virtually in Giverny, the charming French village where Monet created his legendary Waterlilies, from the comfort of your home.

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Harrowing of Hell, 1310-20, Fresco, Church of St. Savior in Chora

Holy Week in the Greek Orthodox Church

April 11, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou Byzantine ArtTeaching Resources

A blazing Byzantine red unites faith and salvation — explore the Raising of Lazarus and Palm Sunday through radiant 12th-century icons and illuminated manuscripts this Holy Week.

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View of San Gimignano, Italy

Virtual Italian Weekend

April 4, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou Italian Renaissance ArtTeaching Resources

During COVID-19, let Art wash away life’s dust — join us for a virtual Italian weekend in San Gimignano, the magnificent towering hill town, from the comfort of your home.

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The Month of April, 1407, possibly by Maestro Venceslao, Fresco, Torre Aquila, Castello del Buonconsiglio in Trento, Italy

The Month of April

April 1, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou Italian Renaissance ArtRenaissance ArtTeaching Resources

Master Wenceslas’s vibrant April fresco at Trento’s Torre Aquila captures a flourishing 15th-century spring — farmers, elegant ladies and fertile landscapes celebrating nature’s awakening under wise governance.

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Vincent van Gogh, Still Life à la cafetière

Still Life à la cafetière

March 29, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou 19th century ArtPost-ImpressionismTeaching Resources

Van Gogh’s Still Life à la cafetière, a symphony of blues, yellows and oranges, showcases his extraordinary mastery of colour — transforming humble everyday objects into vibrant, moving art.

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Toledo now and by El Greco!

Virtual Spanish Weekend

March 28, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou Teaching Resources

Dedicated to Juan, fighting COVID-19 in Spain — discover happiness within through a virtual Toledo weekend, meeting El Greco’s genius, from the comfort of your home.

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K. G. Papagiannaki, The Greek Boy

Celebrating the Greek War of Independence

March 25, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou 19th century ArtModern Greek ArtTeaching Resources

Celebrating Greece’s War of Independence Bicentennial — honouring the revolutionary fighters of 1821 who sacrificed everything, so future generations could live in freedom and dignity.

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Domenikos Theotokopoulos... El Greco, The Dormition of the Virgin,  Holy Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin, Syros island, Greece

El Greco: Formative Years

March 22, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou Renaissance ArtTeaching Resources

Born in Crete in 1541, Domenikos Theotokopoulos — El Greco — left behind a remarkable Icon in Syros, bridging Post-Byzantine tradition and Renaissance Mannerism in his extraordinary formative years.

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