The Crucifix of San Damiano
Christians can argue and debate amongst themselves all they like, but I believe the San Damiano crucifix is arguably theContinue Reading
Category: Art
The Chimera
Mythology often dates back to antiquity. That is where my head is often buried, in a book about ancient RomeContinue Reading
The Tale of Pomona and Vertumnus
The Romans worshipped an innumerable number of gods and goddesses. Many of these were first deities of the Etruscans whoContinue Reading
Anyone for Soup? Andy Warhol and ‘The Factory’ production line!
The expression (and I am paraphrasing here) “everyone wants be famous for 15 minutes” was credited to Andy Warhol. WasContinue Reading
The Portrait Statue of the Four Tetrarchs.
In my humble opinion, I believe that more than any other empire in history, both Rome and Byzantium are bestContinue Reading
Nebuchadnezzar’s Etemenanki ziggurat (Tower of Babel).
Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC) was a king of the short lived Neo Babylonian Empire in Mesopotamia (the region that roughlyContinue Reading
Van Gogh’s Ear
Vincent Van Gogh is as famous for his painting, a career that spanned just ten years only, in which heContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 