ἕν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδέν οἶδα
All I know is that I know nothing
Allegedly said by Socrates
So true, 30 years in Education, and I still feel like a kindergarten student, curious and inquisitive, questioning, interested, prying …
The Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis)
Publisher: Issued by Goodwin & Company - Printer: George S. Harris & Sons (American, Philadelphia)Snowdrop (Galanthus Nivalis), from the Flowers series for Old Judge Cigarettes, 1890, Commercial color lithograph, 7 x 3.8 cm, the MET, NY, USAhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/400559 As ...
January 2026 Newsletter
Dear Readers,As a New Year begins, I welcome you to the January 2026 Newsletter, inviting you to step into a world of art that bridges the past and presents enduring masterpieces that continue to inspire. Whether you're easing back into routine or embracing January’s fresh start, these art stories offer a moment t ...
Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrored Room
Yayoi Kusama, b. 1929Infinity Mirrored Room – A Wish for Human Happiness Calling from Beyond the Universe, 2020, Mirrors, wood, LED lighting system, metal and acrylic panel293.7 × 417 × 417 cm, Guggenheim, Bilbao, Spain – Photo Credit: Amalia Spiliakou, Spring 2024 As the year draws to a close and we turn our thoug ...
The Nativity Fresco of Peribleptos Monastery in Mystra
Nativity Scene, Peribleptos Monastery, circa 1348/80, Mystras, Greecehttps://eclass.uoa.gr/modules/document/file.php/ARCH396/Didaktiko%20yliko/PanKal997.htm The Nativity Fresco of Peribleptos Monastery in Mystras captures the spiritual heart of the season through the radiant artistry of Byzantine devotion. High on ...
Tired Salesgirl on Christmas Eve
Norman Rockwell, American Artist, 1894-1978Tired Salesgirl on Christmas Eve, 1947, Oil on Canvas, 77.2x71.8 cm, Private Collectionhttps://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2018/american-art-n09939/lot.19.html?locale=en Under the soft glow of a dim shop light, Norman Rockwell captures a rare moment of quiet hu ...
Tomb of the Jugglers
Etruscan Tomb of the Jugglers, 510 BC,Necropoli dei Monterozzi, near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy – Photo Credit: Amalia Spiliakou, April 2025 Standing within the Necropoli of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, I was immediately captivated by the Tomb of the Jugglers and its vibrant celebration of Etruscan life. Dating to the 6 ...
IVLIA BELLA
Iulia Bella plate, Faenza, end of 15th – beginning of 16th cent., Maiolica, Diameter: 28.2 cm, International Ceramics Museum in Faenza, Italy – Photo Credit: Amalia Spiliakou, April 2025 The IVLIA BELLA plate, housed at the Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche in Faenza, stands as a luminous example of early Renais ...
Boat Fresco of Orchomenos
Wall Paintings from the Mycenaean Palace of Boeotian Orchomenos, Late Bronze Age, 13th century BC, Archaeological Museum of Thebes, Greece – Photo credit: Amalia Spiliakou, February 19, 2024 Among the fragmentary remains of the Mycenaean palace at Orchomenos, a wall painting depicting a long, narrow oared vessel of ...
Walter E. Spradbery’s Holly
Artist: Walter E. Spradbery, English, 1889–1969Issued by: Underground Electric Railways Company of London LtdHolly, 1936, Small format Poster, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UKhttps://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1023797/holly-poster-spradbery-walter-e/ Walter E. Spradbery’s Holly is a vibrant 1936 linocut post ...
Thanksgiving by Doris Lee
Doris Lee, American Artist, 1905–1983Thanksgiving, c. 1935, Oil on Canvas, 71.3x101.8 cm, The Art Institute of Chicago, USAhttps://www.artic.edu/artworks/21727/thanksgiving As Thanksgiving 2025 arrives, we find ourselves drawn to the timeless spirit captured in Doris Lee’s Thanksgiving, a scene brimming with bustli ...
Andrea della Robbia’s tender Portrait of a Child
Andrea Della Robbia, 1435-1525Portrait of a Child, ca 1475 - ca 1480, Glazed Terracotta, Height: 34 cm, National Museum of Bargello, Florence, Italy – Photo Credit: Amalia Spiliakou, April 2025 To mark UN World Children’s Day on November 20, a celebration of children’s rights and their place at the heart of our sha ...
Bridges of Light
James Abbott McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903Nocturne in Blue and Gold: Old Battersea Bridge, 1872, Oil on canvas, 66,6x50,2 cm, TATE Gallery, UKhttps://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/whistler-nocturne-blue-and-gold-old-battersea-bridge-n01959Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese,1797-1858Bamboo Yards, Kyōbashi Bridge (12th ...
Funerary Stele of Alexibola
Alexibola: Funerary Stele with Scene of Greeting, early 3rd century BC, Marble, Archaeological Museum of Thera, Greecehttps://www.ias.edu/ideas/2017/chaniotis-world-of-emotions Among the treasures of the Archaeological Museum of Thera, the Funerary Stele of Alexibola stands out as a moving testament to the emotiona ...
Fabulous Beasts I
Franz Marc, German Artist, 1880 - 1916Fabulous Beasts I (Composition of Animals I), 1913, tempera and gouache on paper, 25.5x31.5 cm, Private Collectionhttps://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/modern-evening-auction/fabeltiere-i-tierkomposition-i-fabulous-beasts-i Wassily Kandinsky’s recollection of Franz Marc ...
The Consular Diptych of Anicius Faustus Albinus Basilius
Consul Basilio with personification of Rome and chariot race, 541 – 541, Plaque of an Ivory Consular Diptych, 34.5x12.9 cm, National Museum of Bargello, Florence, Italy – Photo Credit: Amalia Spiliakou, April 2025Ivory Angel fragment of a diptych valve, 6th Century, Ivory, Museum of Ancient Art in the Castello Sforzes ...
Andy Warhol’s Kiku Prints
Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987)Kiku, 1983 — Screenprint, 50 × 66 cm | Private CollectionKiku, 1983 — Screenprint, 48 × 66 cm | Private CollectionKiku, 1983 — Screenprint, 50 × 66 cm | Private CollectionShapero Modern, London, UK https://news.artnet.com/art-world/spotlight-andy-warhol-chrysanthemum-prints-1991310 ...