Young Greek Skirmisher, 1830Oil Painting by Alexandre-Gabriel Descamps_________________Exhibition&nbsp;Antiquarinism and Philhellenism Thanassis and Marina Martinou Collection ©THE THANASSIS AND MARINA MARTINOS COLLECTION Initial price 20€

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According to ancient Greek mythology, all the gods were invited in the wedding of Thetis and Peleus. Only Eris, the goddess of quarrel, was not invited.Eris, after realizing that she was not invited to the wedding, became furious, and decided to take revenge. She went to the banquet an tossed an apple with the inscription “to the fairest one”. Immediately, three goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite claiming &nbsp;the apple, were arguing about who was the most beautiful and worthy to own it. Gods, suggested Paris, a man of extraordinary beauty, as the most suited to select among them.Hera promised to make him the King of Asia. Athena promised him victory to the war. Aphrodite promised him the love of the most beautiful woman, Helen of Troy. The apple, that is known as “the apple of discord”, was given by Paris to Aphrodite, accepting her gift and the Trojan War begun.<hr>Exclusively created for the exhibition “KΑLLOS. The Ultimate Beauty”.

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Young Girl on the Tomb of Markos Botsaris, 1834After the sculpture of Pierre – Jean David d’ Angers (1788 – 1856)As soon as the ardent philhellene David d’Angers heard about the death of Markos Botsaris he created the sculpture and donated it to the Greek Government, to place on Botsaris’s tomb in the Park of the Heroes in Missolonghi. His inspiration for the figure of the little girl was a young gypsy child he met in a Parisian cemetery. The girl bending over the grave and spelling out the hero’s name symbolizes the young liberated Greece. Unfortunately, the work was vandalized in Missolonghi. After many setbacks it was eventually replaced and today is exhibited in the National Historical Museum in Athens. Greece’s national poet Costis Palamas wrote a wonderful poem about the statue.Look, there’s the little girl on Botsaris’ tombLeaning over, light and airy, perfectly stillClothed in her blithe nudity.……………………………………………..She writes upon your tomb, Botsaris,With one word your hymn: Glory!_________________ MUSEUM OF CYCLADIC ART © ΤΗΕ THANASSIS AND MARINA MARTINOS COLLECTION

YOUNG GIRL ON THE TOMB OF MARKOS BOTSARIS

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