Master Wenceslas’s May fresco at Torre Aquila celebrates spring as aristocratic delight and rural renewal, where blossoming nature, courtly love, and Alpine prosperity merge into a radiant vision of medieval life.
Holy Week in the Greek Orthodox Church
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.
Virtual Italian Weekend
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.
El Greco: Formative Years
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.
Hegeso, daughter of Proxenos
Hegeso’s magnificent 5th-century funerary stele, attributed to Kallimachos, captures an elegant Athenian woman in a timeless everyday moment — a graceful reminder that human life is fleeting and precious.
Van Eyck – An Optical Revolution
Jan van Eyck’s revolutionary mastery of oil, light and breathtaking naturalism transformed painting forever — Ghent’s landmark exhibition unites his finest works, celebrating the optical revolution he boldly inspired.
Pompeiian Portraits of Distinction
A striking Pompeian portrait captures a refined young couple—stylus and papyrus in hand—poised in quiet thought, embodying elegance, intellect, and the timeless allure of Roman artistic sophistication.
San Michele in Africisco has an amazing story to tell!
The lost Church of San Michele in Africisco survives through its scattered mosaics—masterpieces of Byzantine devotion—now dispersed across Europe, telling a story of beauty, loss, and cultural displacement.
The Month of February
February at Torre Aquila captures a vibrant jousting tournament—knights clash for honor and love while elegantly dressed ladies watch, as scenes of chivalry and daily labor unfold in vivid medieval life.
Portrait Bust of a Woman with Scroll
A Constantinopolitan aristocratic portrait reveals a poised, learned woman holding a scroll—symbol of intellect and status—offering a glimpse into refined life, artistic patronage, and Late Antique cultural ideals.