Giovanni Battista Lusiera’s ‘The Monument to Philopappos, Athens’
From the National Galleries of Scotland, In 1799 Lusieri was employed by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, as his resident artist and agent in Athens, where he remained until his death. Lusieri was closely involved in supervising the removal…
Ásgrímur Jónsson’s ‘Djákninn á Myrká (The Deacon of Myrká)’
The Deacon of Dark River is a classic Icelandic folktale, which is often the subject of painting and poetry.
