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CHRISTOPHER HENNESSY
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Oct 14
Ode to Competition
Dozens of 6tth century vases live at the Metropolitan Museum Greek & Roman Wing. Your early steps reveal Athenian pride; images of athletes and musicians are introduced as icons of the Athenian culture. The main hallway holds the largest vases in terms of mass but for artistic content they are lacking depth. Javoline, diskus and …
Sep 27
The Omnipotent Sublime of Mont Blanc
“The everlasting universe of things Flows through the mind, and rolls its rapid waves, ….” This opening lyric from Percy Shelleys Mont Blanc expresses passion for the vastness of both nature and the human mind. “Everlasting,” as an adjective is redundant when describing the known universe, however its definition as a noun gives it an …