Surprised by Time

Doge Leonardo Loredan, Giovanni Bellini, 1501. National Gallery, London. When I was a child in West Africa, my parents had a b...

Piero della Francesca, The Resurrection of Christ, Museo Civico, Sansepolcro.

In February of last year, I wrote an entry on Bessarion's Little White Dog  and used the two dog painting I have here. I think I...

[We first arrived in Nauplion in September 1977.  This entry is about how it was then, before the old houses were painted and air-con...

Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one would harm him. Genesis 4:15.

Iris by Jacopo Bellini This is the 341st post for Surprised by Time since we began in June 2008 and there is a finite amount o...

Burning Plethon photocopies. Burning a book is not easy in the normal course of events. Several years ago I needed to dispose of...

Frontispiece, I Fatti e le Prodezze di Manoli Blessi, Strathioto by Antonio Molino, 1561. Having seen two blogs in the past...

The dynatoi at dinner. Outer narthex of the Katholikon, Vatopedi Monastery, Mt. Athos. In Emperor or Manager: Power ...

Dedicatory inscription, Archangel Michael, Polemitas , Mani. 1278. I've recently come across some fascinating articles (see be...