Greco's Ghosts

Art. History. Culture.

Welcome to Greco’s Ghosts

New name. New enthusiasm. Welcome to Greco’s Ghosts. This website was formerly named Blogistemology – a combination of the words “blog” and “epistemology,” meaning the study of knowledge. After a … Continue reading

August 23, 2014 · Leave a comment

Celebrating Hellenistic Sculpture: A Victory Restored

How do you feel about restoring ancient art? There was a time when it was common museum/curatorial practice to actually restore parts of an object back onto itself. In other … Continue reading

January 29, 2014 · 2 Comments

You Oughta Know: Thomas Cole’s Empire

Actually, many of you already know. But if you don’t know, you oughta. You really, really oughta. So this post is just to make sure you do. Anyone who knows anything … Continue reading

January 6, 2014 · 266 Comments

Horror in October Part Two: The Female Monster

The monster is most often an embodiment of traditional masculine characteristics. If a monster is considered female, it has to be indicated so, otherwise we would probably just assume the … Continue reading

October 16, 2013 · 1 Comment

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