Levent Gürses As the war—which began with US and Israeli attacks on Iran and has gradually spread across the Middle East—enters its second week, it has started to take its…
Venizelos G. Gavrilakis In an extraordinary example of early modernist art conservation, La Torada—a rare panel painting attributed to Pablo Picasso and dated 1914—has been meticulously conserved and restored by…
John Elkington In 2001, the Taliban shocked the world by destroying Afghanistan’s Buddhas of Bamiyan. Those statues were around 1,400 years old—so who knows what fate ultimately awaits the Great…
By Venizelos G. Gavrilakis Salvator Mundi, a mysterious record-breaking of $450 million painting by Leonardo da Vinci. A famous painting with a long history Date back to late 1490’s, and…
Venizelos G. Gavrilakis Byzantine icons and Western painting icons represent two distinct artistic and theological traditions within the broader scope of Christian sacred art. These artistic forms, while both focused…
Thelma Young Lutunatabua There is no doubt that January 2020 was a foreboding and intense start to the decade. From the catastrophic bushfires in Australia, to the U.S. and Iran…
Venizelos G. Gavrilakis¹ Art Conservation and Restoration – Overview Delving into a topic of profound importance, one that resonates across generations and shapes our understanding of history and human achievement,…
Can Baydarol My wife said, ‘Come on, stop being lazy, we’re going.’ Before I could ask, ‘Where to?’, I found myself on a coach heading to Thessaloniki with a tour…
Venizelos G. Gavrilakis The icon of Panagia Eleousa from Büyükada (Pringipos), one of the Princes’ Islands of Istanbul, represents a remarkable case in Byzantine and post-Byzantine art: a bilateral portable…
Noam Chomsky It is not easy for me to write a few words about Howard Zinn, the great American activist and historian who passed away a few days ago. He…
The war is dragging on, global energy, raw materials and food markets are in turmoil, and pessimism is growing
Levent Gürses As the war—which began with US and Israeli attacks on Iran and has gradually spread across the Middle East—enters its second week, it has started to take its…
Revealing “La Torada (1914)” by Pablo Picasso
Venizelos G. Gavrilakis In an extraordinary example of early modernist art conservation, La Torada—a rare panel painting attributed to Pablo Picasso and dated 1914—has been meticulously conserved and restored by…
The Sphinx as a symbol of sustainability
John Elkington In 2001, the Taliban shocked the world by destroying Afghanistan’s Buddhas of Bamiyan. Those statues were around 1,400 years old—so who knows what fate ultimately awaits the Great…
“The Significent Story of a $450 Million Painting by Leonardo da Vinci”
By Venizelos G. Gavrilakis Salvator Mundi, a mysterious record-breaking of $450 million painting by Leonardo da Vinci. A famous painting with a long history Date back to late 1490’s, and…
Distinctive features of Byzantine and Western icon painting
Venizelos G. Gavrilakis Byzantine icons and Western painting icons represent two distinct artistic and theological traditions within the broader scope of Christian sacred art. These artistic forms, while both focused…
This decade doesn’t have to be terrifying
Thelma Young Lutunatabua There is no doubt that January 2020 was a foreboding and intense start to the decade. From the catastrophic bushfires in Australia, to the U.S. and Iran…
Ethics in historic artworks conservation and restoration for safeguarding cultural heritage
Venizelos G. Gavrilakis¹ Art Conservation and Restoration – Overview Delving into a topic of profound importance, one that resonates across generations and shapes our understanding of history and human achievement,…
Thessaloniki
Can Baydarol My wife said, ‘Come on, stop being lazy, we’re going.’ Before I could ask, ‘Where to?’, I found myself on a coach heading to Thessaloniki with a tour…
Byzantine Legend: The Icon of Panagia Eleousa
Venizelos G. Gavrilakis The icon of Panagia Eleousa from Büyükada (Pringipos), one of the Princes’ Islands of Istanbul, represents a remarkable case in Byzantine and post-Byzantine art: a bilateral portable…
Remembering Howard Zinn
Noam Chomsky It is not easy for me to write a few words about Howard Zinn, the great American activist and historian who passed away a few days ago. He…