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Shabti Dolls: An Afterlife Changing Discovery!
Have you ever visited an exhibition to see a specific artwork or artefact, only to feel utterly unimpressed when standing before it,...

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Jan 307 min read


Calendars in Ancient Rome
How many public holidays does your calendar feature? Is it eight? Twelve? Or maybe you're among the lucky ones from Nepal, a nation...

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Jan 85 min read


Bacchic Orgies:
Sex, Music and Wine – A Lot of Wine -Bacchanalia and Orgies in Ancient Rome This is the season of parties, good food, and excesses,...

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Dec 25, 20245 min read


Greek and Roman Myths:
How Context and Narrator Shape the Story Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Apollo and Daphne , 1622 - 1625, marble sculpture, height 243 cm, Galleria...

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Dec 18, 20245 min read


Myths: A Neverending Narrative
The word myth derives from the Greek term muthos, meaning word, speech or story. The significant difference between the meaning that we...

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Dec 4, 20243 min read


This is Not an Ancient Statue!!
I visited The Valley of the Temples of Agrigento last summer, and it was the first time I found myself face to face with the impressive...

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Oct 15, 20243 min read


Naked and Irresistibly Beautiful
#Aphrodite_of_Knidos #Classical_antiquity #Classical_art In the 4th century BCE, the sculptor Praxiteles created the first Greek female...

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Oct 8, 20244 min read


Daedalus and Icarus
Leighton's Most Mysterious Artwork #Frederic_Leighton The first time I came across Daedalus and Icarus by Sir Frederic Leighton (1869), I...

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Sep 30, 20245 min read


Planet For Our Future: How Art Inspires Environmental Awareness
#Sainsbury_Centre_for_Visual_Arts The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts is making a powerful statement with its new art exhibition season...

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Dec 15, 20234 min read


Why Did Size Matter in Ancient Greek Statues?
Have you ever thought about why male genitalia are often shown as smaller than average in classical sculptures and paintings ? This is a...

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Oct 11, 20237 min read


Going Beyond Visual Appreciation: a concise guide on how not to be a mindless art consumer.
Modern consumerism and technology have caused us to become passive onlookers, constantly scrolling through an endless barrage of images...

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Aug 28, 20236 min read


Medieval Christian Art: A Pathway to Heaven or Hell?
Medieval art is saturated with images of saints and Bible narratives. Have you ever wondered why? If you have read the Bible, you have...

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Aug 13, 20235 min read
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