UPDATED! The Gennadius Library's Clean Monday celebration in New York City will have a change of venue this year to Kellari Taverna and will be held on February 27, 2012. Festivities begin at 6:30 pm. and feature great food for the Lenten season, an auction, music and dancing! Read details here.
Makriyannis Paintings
A series of paintings illustrating episodes in the Greek War of Independence, executed for General Makriyannis by the artist Panayotis Zografos and his sons, have found their way to the Gennadeion. The scenes were originally painted on wood, and were then copied in four sets on paper. These scenes were presented to the monarchs of the countries involved in the War: King Otho of Greece, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Queen Victoria of England, and Louis Philippe of France. Of these four presentation copies, only the one in the Gennadeion (which belonged to King Otho) and Queen Victoria’s now in Windsor Castle, are known.