…by the artist’s brush Expertly painted Euripides, Alkestis 348-349 Zeuxis suggested that they pass the rest of the evening pleasantly by enlightening their young friend Leon. “We painters shall, in…Read More >
Allen Seaby, Leon of Massalia, Chapter 22: The invitation
No lack painter am I. Sophokles, Ajax When Leon returned to the inn Thalia met him in the courtyard with a great air of mystery. She pursed her lips, “He’s…Read More >
Allen Seaby, Leon of Massalia, Chapter 21: The Painted Stoa
…like a panel, The painting marred and scratched. Euripides, Helen 262-263 One morning there was bustle at the inn. Rooms were being cleared out, hangings beaten, and floors scrubbed, waxed…Read More >
Allen Seaby, Leon of Massalia, Chapter 20: The new dress
My peplos, which with pains I wove The warp was fine, also the weft. Homeric Hymn Leon sat in a sunny corner of the courtyard watching the swallows as they…Read More >
