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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Marble Portrait of Constantine the Great
A Face Between Two Empires: Constantine in Marble presents the marble portrait of Constantine the Great as a turning point in Roman art, where classical imperial imagery, political messaging, and the rise of Christianity converge in carved stone.
Carolus-Duran’s The Letter and The Reveler
A letter lies torn open on the floor. Beside it, a bouquet, discarded, not placed. On the sofa above them, a young man has collapsed into the cushions, eyes closed, one arm surrendered to gravity. Something has happened in this room. Carolus-Duran’s The Letter (1889) offers two stories and refuses to choose between them.
Temple A at Prinias
Temple A at Prinias (7th century BC) is an early Greek temple combining megaron-style architecture with pioneering Daedalic sculptural decoration, reflecting experimentation in Archaic Greek art and design.