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The birth and evolution of Philhellenism – A journey through the collection of SHP

Nike untying her sandal, is a sculpture of the 5th century BC, from the parapet of the temple of Nike (goddess Victory) on the Acropolis. It depicts Nike (Victory) slightly leaning her body to untie her sandal before…

19th century porcelain production in Europe with philhellenic subject matter

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Christina Sotiropoulou The primary centre of ceramics production with subject matter from the Greek War of Independence is France. Indeed, a large part of the allure of these plates lies in the fact that they constitute,…

ToposText: A Tool for Philhellenism

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From the end of the 18th century, the Greek struggle for statehood found allies in a classically educated liberal elite in Europe and the United States. When Europeans visited Greece on the grand tour, they brought Homer or Herodotus or…

The American Philhellenism and Philhellene Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe

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The American people were instrumental in growing the philhellenic movement internationally, and Philhellenism marked intensively the political, social and academic life in the United States of the 1820s, leading to a “Greek fever”.…

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The West refuses to assign Cyprus to the Ottomans24 July 2026 - 10:50 am
A painting by the Italian Philhellene Giuseppe Lorenzo Gatteri (1829–1884) from the collections of the Philhellenism Museum. In this rare artwork, the distinguished history theme painter Gatteri depicts Marcantonio Bragadin (1523–1571), the heroic defender of Famagusta during the Ottoman siege (1570–71), refusing to surrender the city to them. The female figure on the right side […]
“Odysseus and Nausicaa” (Odysseus und Nausikaa)19 July 2026 - 7:42 pm
Oil painting by the German painter Carl Fielgraf (1804–1865) from the collections of the Philhellenism Museum. In light of the recent discourse surrounding Christopher Nolan’s new film “The Odyssey”, and specifically the discussion regarding the female emancipation in Homer’s work, we present this painting to highlight that the figure of Nausicaa represents a progressive […]