Tuesday, December 15, 2020

E.A. Wallis Budge. Egyptologist and Curator. The Book of the Dead. The British Museum. by Travis Simpkins

E.A. Wallis Budge. Egyptologist and Curator. The British Museum. The Book of the Dead. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge
better known as 
E.A. Wallis Budge
( 1857 - 1934 )
Egyptologist
Late Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities
in the British Museum
known for his 
hieroglyphic transcript and translation of
The Book of the Dead
and other ancient texts

by Travis Simpkins


The British Museum - Egyptian Collection


The Book of the Dead. Papyrus of Ani. The British Museum

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E.A. Wallis Budge. The British Museum. Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection. by Travis Simpkins

Monday, December 14, 2020

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros. Ancient Greek Mythology. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros. Ancient Greek Sculpture. Mythology. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of an
Ancient Greek Sculpture of
Aphrodite, Pan and Eros
Hellenistic Era
circa 100 B.C.
 Collection of the
National Archaeological Museum of Athens

by Travis Simpkins


Aphrodite: Goddess of Love and Beauty

Pan: God of the Wild


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Aphrodite, Pan and Eros. Ancient Greek Sculpture. Mythology. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Hypatia. 415 AD. Hellenistic Neoplatonist Philosopher, Astronomer and Mathematician. by Travis Simpkins

Hypatia. 415 AD. Hellenistic Neoplatonist Philosopher, Astronomer and Mathematician. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Hypatia
( 350/70 - 415 A.D. )
Hellenistic
Neoplatonist Philosopher
Astronomer and Mathematician
Prominent Thinker of Alexandria, Egypt
called a "Martyr for Philosophy"
Murdered, stoned to death 
by a mob in March of 415 A.D.

Pastel Painting by
Travis Simpkins



The Murder of Hypatia of Alexandria

Agora


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Hypatia. 415 AD. Hellenistic Neoplatonist Philosopher, Astronomer and Mathematician. by Travis Simpkins