Greece by William Miller

After the Greek War of Independence, William Miller (1796-1882) published his engravings in the book 'Select views in Greece with classical illustrations, Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green; and, Adam Black, London 1829'

Após a guerra de Independência da Grécia, William Miller (1796-1882) publicou as suas gravuras no livro 'Select views in Greece with classical illustrations, Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green; and Adam Black, London 1829'

William Miller (1796-1882)-'Patras (ancient Patrae)'-engraving

William Miller (1796-1882)-'promontory of Sunium'-engraving

William Miller (1796-1882)-'plain of Orcomenos from Livadia'-engraving

William Miller (1796-1882)-'Nemea'-engraving

William Miller (1796-1882)-'plain of Platea from mount Citeron'-engraving

Greece by Theophilos Hatzimihail

The Greek artist Theophilos Hatzimihail (ca 1870-1934), born on the island of Lesbos during the Ottoman ruling, is considered the greatest Neo-Hellenic painter.

Consideram o Grego Theophilos Hatzimihail (ca 1870-1934), nascido na ilha de Lesbos durante o domínio Otomano, o maior pintor da arte Neo-Helénica.

Theophilos Hatzimihail (ca 1870-1934)-'Constantine Palaiologos'-oil on canvas-1932    Lesvos-Theofilos Museum

Theophilos Hatzimihail (ca 1870-1934)-'symposium of Empress Eudoxia'-oil on canvas-1932    Lesvos-Theofilos Museum

Theophilos Hatzimihail (ca 1870-1934)-'Alexander the Great'-oil on canvas

Theophilos Hatzimihail (ca 1870-1934)-'Athena and Artemis'-oil on canvas-(1927-1934)    Athens-National Gallery

Theophilos Hatzimihail (ca 1870-1934)-'Erotokritos and Arethousa'-oil on canvas-1934

Greece by Edward Lear

The English painter Edward Lear (1812-1888) travelled across Europe, Africa and Asia and gathered ​​abundant documentation about these pilgrimages.

O pintor Inglês Edward Lear (1812-1888) viajou pela Europa, África e Ásia e dessas peregrinações deixou abundante documentação.

Edward Lear (1812-1888)-'marathon'-oil on canvas

Edward Lear (1812-1888)-'monastery of Karakalo, mount Athos'-oil on canvas

Edward Lear (1812-1888)-'Corfu from the Hill of Gastouri'-oil on canvas    Private collection

Edward Lear (1812-1888)-'Ionian Islands'-oil on canvas    Corfu-Museum of Asian Art

Edward Lear (1812-1888)-'mount Parnassus, lake Cephisus and the plains of Boetia, Greece'-oil on canvas

Prostitution in ancient Greece

There are groups who consider prostitution as the oldest profession on Earth. Others see it as a debasing form of human dignity imposed by a male chauvinistic society. Prostitution, as it is presented here, didn’t take place in brothels, but at banquets called “symposia”, where different scenes decorated the vases to drink wine. The Greeks distinguished two types of sex professionals: “hetairai” or courtesans (Lucian of Samosata, Dialogues of the Hetarai) and “pornai” or prostitutes.


Há grupos que consideram a prostituição como a mais velha profissão do mundo. Outros encaram-na como forma aviltante da dignidade humana imposta por uma sociedade machista. A prostituição aqui apresentada não decorria nos bordéis, mas nos banquetes denominados 'simpósios', onde diversas cenas decoravam os vasos de beber vinho. Os gregos distinguiam dois tipos de profissionais do sexo: “hetairai” ou cortesãs (Lucian of Samosato; Dialogues of the Hetarai) e “pornai” ou prostitutas.

Polygnotos-'courtisane and client (youth giving a purse to a sitting hetaera; behind her stands a young woman carrying a plemochoe or toilet vase)'-attic-(red-figure)-pelike-Kameiros (Rhodes)-ca 430 BC Athens-National Atchaeological Museum

Attr. Shuvalov painter-'love-making (naked girl climbing on to boy's lap)'-attic-(red-figure)-oinochoe-Locri-(430-420 BC) Berlin-Altes Museum (Berlin F 2414)

Triptolemos painter-'sexual act'-attic-(red-figure)-kylix-ca 470 BC Tarquinia-Museo Nazionale

Pedius painter-'heterosexual couple engaging in oral intercouse'-attic-(red-figure)-kylix-ca 510 BC Paris-Musée du Louvre (G 13)

Attr. Douris painter-'love-making'-attic-(red-figure)-kylix-(480-470 BC) Boston-Museum of Fine Arts (Boston 1970.233)