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Monumental sarcophagus of Constantia, 354 AD, carved in red porphyry with grape harvest scenes, cupids and acanthus scrolls on all four sides. Museo Pio-Clementino, Musei Vaticani, Rome.

Sarcophagus of Constantia: Porphyry, Power and Mystery

August 4, 2026
by Amalia Spiliakou ArchaeologyEarly Christian ArtRoman Art

A daughter of Constantine, buried in the one stone only emperors could use — and covered in images nobody has fully explained in seventeen centuries.

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George Lambert's 1922 oil self-portrait: the artist stands against a deep purple background in a gold velvet smoking jacket, pipe in mouth, one hand on hip, beside a cut-crystal vase of red, pink, and white gladioli.

George Lambert’s Self Portrait with Gladioli

July 31, 2026
by Amalia Spiliakou 20th century ArtTeaching Resources

A velvet jacket, a pipe, and a vase of gladioli, meet George Lambert, the Russian-born jackeroo who became Australia’s most glittering artist.

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Collage of artworks for August 2026 Teacher Curator Newsletter.

August 2026 Newsletter

July 27, 2026
by Amalia Spiliakou Newsletter

August 2026 brings gladioli, imperial sarcophagi, ancient toys, and seaside light — eight works that reward a slower, more curious gaze.

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Spyros Papaloukas, The Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, 1923, oil on cardboard mounted on canvas, 27.5 × 33.5 cm. A small-format plein air study of the ancient Doric temple on the island of Aegina, painted in the artist's characteristic chalky, fresco-like technique.

Spyros Papaloukas and the Temple of Aphaia

July 23, 2026
by Amalia Spiliakou 20th century ArtModern Greek ArtTeaching Resources

In the summer of 1923, grief-stricken after losing 500 works to war, Spyros Papaloukas painted ancient ruins on Aegina — and found his voice.

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