Cumpri o sonho, de estar frente a frente com a pintura de El Greco, S. Lucas pintando Nossa Senhora do Pópulo. Consegui fotografar a pequena tábua, podendo observar-se que em tempos alguém raspou a imagem do apóstolo deixando a Virgem com o Menino, imagem inspiradora de muitos icones da igreja cristã ortodoxa. As expectativas não foram goradas, ao invés, foram momentos de grande satisfação.
O Museu da Fundação não deslustra, com fulgor nacionalista e centrado no destaque dado à cultura grega.
"The Benaki Museum was founded in 1930 by Antonis Benakis and presents the historical and cultural development of the Greek nation. Through its extensive collections that cover several different cultural fields –from the age of Roman domination to the medieval Byzantine period and from the fall of Constantinople to the struggle for Greek independence in 1821- the Benaki Museum is perhaps the sole instance of a complex structure within the broader network of museum foundations in Greece.
O Museu da Fundação não deslustra, com fulgor nacionalista e centrado no destaque dado à cultura grega.
"The Benaki Museum was founded in 1930 by Antonis Benakis and presents the historical and cultural development of the Greek nation. Through its extensive collections that cover several different cultural fields –from the age of Roman domination to the medieval Byzantine period and from the fall of Constantinople to the struggle for Greek independence in 1821- the Benaki Museum is perhaps the sole instance of a complex structure within the broader network of museum foundations in Greece.
