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Disguised as a woman, Achilles lived on Scyros among the daughters of King Lycomedes until the Greeks discovered his whereabouts and sent Odysseus and Diomedes to the island to fetch him. The two presented themselves as pedlars and placed a collection of trinkets before the young women.

The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (also known as Unforgiving Creditor, Ungrateful Servant, Unmerciful Servant, or Wicked Servant but not to be confused with the parable of the Two Debtors) is a parable of Jesus which appears in the Gospel of Matthew. According to Matthew 18:21–35 it is important to forgive others as we are forgiven by God, as illustrated by the negative example of the unforgiving servant.

In 1797 Rigaud was commissioned to paint four paintings depicting the allegories of Happiness, Innocence, Wisdom and Providence. The paintings were intended to be dedicated to King George III and Queen Charlotte for the celebration of the 40th anniversary of their reign. Rigaud produced the rectangular version of the allegories painted earlier for the angular corners between the arches under the dome of the Common Council Chamber at Guildhall in the City of London. In the rectangular version, the painter turned the Allegory of Happiness into a representation of peace.

// Luis Barragan

Yellow Corner (Aretousas Street) Plaka district of Athens, Greece

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Large Buildings Downtown Montreal Leaving the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts) in Montreal Quebec Canada we walked around the beautiful city. Here was an unusual older classic building on a corner that reminded me of the Flatiron building in New York City.