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Marble table support (trapezophoron) from the 4th century AD depicting Orpheus seated and playing a lyre beneath a tree, surrounded by a dense assemblage of real and mythical animals and birds. The sculpture is housed in the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens, Greece.

The Mythical Singer Orpheus

June 8, 2026
by Amalia Spiliakou ArchaeologyByzantine ArtEarly Christian Art

A 4th-century marble table support shows Orpheus surrounded by animals, blending myth and early Christian symbolism in a striking Late Antique work from the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens, Greece

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Raphael, La Fornarina, c.1519–20, oil on panel. A half-length portrait of a young woman, nude to the waist, wearing a white arm band inscribed with Raphael's name, a sheer veil, and a richly wrapped turban-like headdress, set against a dark myrtle bush background.

Raphael’s La Fornarina

June 3, 2026
by Amalia Spiliakou Italian Renaissance ArtRenaissance ArtTeaching Resources

Who is the beautiful woman who modestly tries to cover herself? Raphael left clues but no answers. Five centuries on, La Fornarina remains art history’s most captivating unsolved mystery.

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By Rossetti, a pastel and black chalk on tinted paper painting of the Day Dream, presenting Jame Morris in a flowing green dress, among tree branches and leaves, holding a small sprig of honeysuckle, thoughtfully looking downward, surrounded by soft, filtered light.

The Day Dream

May 31, 2026
by Amalia Spiliakou 19th century ArtBritish ArtTeaching Resources

Rossetti’s The Day Dream captures Jane Morris in a moment of stillness—where symbolism, desire, and interiority intertwine within one of the most atmospheric Pre-Raphaelite paintings.

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June 2026 Newsletter Presentation

June 2026 Newsletter

May 26, 2026
by Amalia Spiliakou Newsletter

A midsummer journey through art—love, myth, mystery, and light—inviting you to slow down, look closely, and experience the richness of June’s golden, lingering days.

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