Portraits in Life and Death Manuscripts think deeply

think deeply

This notecard is a product made to complement the exhibition Spirit and Invention: Drawings by Giambattista and Domenico Tiepolo on view at the Morgan Library & Museum October 27

This fascinating account is drawn from the Morgan Library & Museum’s renowned collection of medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts and brings to light the rich variety of monstrosities in the art of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

with many of the cards depicting historical figures

the secrets of an unpublished chapter

Portraits in Life and Death Manuscripts think deeplyA new edition of the cult classic photography book by the legendary Peter Hujar. I am moved by the purity of [Hujars] intentions. These memento mori can exorcise morbidity as effectively as they evoke its sweet poetry and its panic. Susan Sontag Portraits in Life and Death is the only book of photographs published by Peter Hujar during his lifetime. The twenty nine portraits of creative peopleranging from William Burroughs, Susan Sontag, and John