Daphne Bika
Daphne is an art historian, museologist, and conservator of antiquities and works of art. She received her PhD (Hons) in Classical Archaeology from the National University of Athens and her MSc in Museum Studies from the University of Leicester, UK. She holds a BA in Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art from the University of West Attica and a BA (Hons) in Art Theory and History from the Athens School of Fine Arts. She has been working as a researcher and conservator of antiquities at the Greek Ministry of Culture for the past 25 years. Her special interests are ancient art, archaeology, theory and history of art and architecture, philosophy of art.
Articles by Daphne Bika
How Did Bosch’s Garden Of Earthly Delights Influence Surrealism?Garden of Earthly Delights is one of Bosch’s most famous and mysterious paintings in art history. Might be this painting the starting point and inner model for Surrealists?
8 Underappreciated Monotypes By Edgar DegasBest known as a painter and sculptor, Degas was also an inventive printmaker. He experimented with a range of processes but it was monotype that captured his restless imagination.
Best known as a painter and sculptor, Degas was also an inventive printmaker. He experimented with a range of processes but it was monotype that captured his restless imagination.
Bosch’s Garden Of Earthly Delights: 10 Facts You Need To KnowBosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights is one of his best-known works. In no other painting does he achieve such complexity of meaning or such vivid imagery.
Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights is one of his best-known works. In no other painting does he achieve such complexity of meaning or such vivid imagery.
Who Was Aldo Rossi, The Architect of Teatro Del Mondo?Aldo Rossi, the architect of Teatro Del Mondo, was a leader of the architectural movement La Tendenza and one of the most influential theorists.
Aldo Rossi, the architect of Teatro Del Mondo, was a leader of the architectural movement La Tendenza and one of the most influential theorists.
A Colorful Past: Archaic Greek SculpturesDiscover the unknown world of colorful Archaic Greek sculpture in this article on polychromy during the Archaic Period.
Discover the unknown world of colorful Archaic Greek sculpture in this article on polychromy during the Archaic Period.