Luminous, stylish, and charged with youthful energy, Ghika’s Interior with Woman and Mirror is a masterclass in creative dialogue. Here’s how a Greek modernist absorbed the lessons of Picasso, and painted something entirely his own.
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Etruscan Tomb of the Lionesses
Explore the Etruscan Tomb of the Lionesses in Tarquinia, its vibrant frescoes, banquet scenes, and insights into Etruscan beliefs about life, death, and the afterlife.
The Mythical Singer Orpheus
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
Raphael’s La Fornarina
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.