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Wed Jun 24

• VBI About the Initiative

Fri Jun 19

• Radical Classicism: An interesting argument in favor of extreme architectural humanism.

Wed Jun 17

• The Greeks and money by Richard Seaford TLS

Sat Jun 13

• The Charms of Ancient Egypt - The New York Review of Books

Wed Jun 10

• Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America ? Home

Wed Jun 3

• Books on Minos and modernism by Theodore Ziolkowski and Cathy Gere reviewed by Tom Holland TLS

Sun May 24

• The Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries Index: This is Thomas Taylor's essay on the ancient initiation rituals of Eleusis and Bacchus. Taylor (1758-1835) was an English Neoplatonist who was the first to translate Aristotle and Plato into English. His translation of the Orphic Hymns is also available at this site, among other works. The inner teachings of these ancient Mediterranean mystery religions have been lost for two millennia, but Taylor believed that he had found the skeleton key in classical mythology and Plato's philosophy. This influential essay outlines his theory.

Fri May 22

• Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard in Germany: I introduce you an artist that has done some Norse mythology an Art. In Germany for the first time an exposure of Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard [1743-1809]. Professor at the Art Academy in Copenhagen and he was an academic painter of the Neo-classicism school and [...]

Tue May 19

• TIME: "The Great Eye": "Sculptor George Gray Barnard defined art as the creations of those who possess 'The Great Eye.' He explained his principle in telling how spurious ancient sculpture, currently prevalent, may be detected from the real. 'The Great Eye,' said he, is that which perceives 'the division of light and shadow through an infinite number of planes [...] the secret of all living paintings or sculpture. 9;"

Wed May 13

• Remembering the Roman People by T. P. Wiseman reviewed by Mary Beard TLS

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