I took Zac and Julie to the Benaki Museum today in preparation for their trip to Istanbul tomorrow. The Benaki Museum is one of my favorite museums in Athens, containing artifacts from the Neolithic times all the way to modern Greek history. Today we spent a lot of time discussing Byzantine history as it's roots were in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul). The Benaki's Byzantine collection is extremely rich and includes manuscripts, enamels, ceramics, and icons. Today's image is an icon of the Immaculate Virgin painted in the second half of the 16th century.
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