#PoetryMonth is coming to an end! Late for School is one of the earliest collages that poet John Ashbery created, made while he was still a college student. Combining illustrations from 19th century German children's books, he imagines the unsettling story of a boy who leaves for school and returns home with his head changed into a bird. Though he is more well-known for his poems, Ashbery showed a deep engagement with the visual arts, and made collages under the influence of Max Ernst and other Surrealists. ___ The Morgan Library & Museum, Gift of David K. Kermani, from the Collection of John Ashbery, 2019.150r. Photography by Carmen González Fraile. © 2017 Estate of John Ashbery. All rights reserved. Used by arrangement with Tibor de Nagy Gallery and Georges Borchardt Inc. #MorganLibrary #Ashbery #JohnAshbery #collage #PoetryMonth #LiteratureMonth
Story Hour this week will be all about adventures from a galaxy far far away! #starwars #starwarsday #storytime #storyhour #maythefourth #library #librarian #morgancountylibrary #morganlibrary
#lydia.riojas.7 #cicada #cicadas #cicadajewelry #gothfashion #goths #gothstyle #goth #ancienthistory #ancientcivilization #ancientjewelry #morganlibrary
Ancora rimasugli di #newyork #newyorkcity #newyork_instagram #summit #statueofliberty #brooklynbridge #centralpark #morganlibrary #metropolitanmuseumofart #canon #igersnewyork
The Morgan Library has lots of treasures (and a great Beatrix Potter exhibition right now) but I think my favorite moment is this immense Sol LeWitt wall drawing from 1987.
Despite my constant trips to New York, this was my first time visiting @themorganlibrary and it did not disappoint. Absolutely gorgeous and a dream for a book lovers #morganlibrary #newyork
Joseph Mallord William Turner executed this drawing, The Pass of St. Gotthard, near Faido, in 1843 on commission from John Ruskin, who became his most ardent patron. Ruskin was enthralled with the drawing, calling it “the greatest work [Turner] produced in the last period of his art.” Here at the Morgan we couldn't agree more, and this drawing is item 33 of our Collection Highlights. The subject is the mountain pass at St. Gotthard, in the Swiss alps between Lucerne and Lugano. Every spring the ice melts at St. Gotthard's Pass near Faido and turns the Ticino River into a torrent that sweeps rocks downstream. Turner visited the region in August 1842 on one of his annual trips to Switzerland between 1841 and 1845. As was his practice at the time, he returned with quick pencil sketches made on the spot, working them into what he called sample studies to show to prospective clients for whom he would produce a finished watercolor. In executing the present drawing from its sample study, in the Tate Gallery, London (inv. D36055), Turner widened the view, filling in the newly created space at the right edge with a stretch of road that may have originated in a sketch made on his first visit in 1802. He vertically compressed the design, eliminating the sky, and lowering the viewpoint, so that one feels about to be swept into the foreground torrent. He also added multiple outlines to the steep mountain slopes, creating what Paul Walton called “exaggerated rhythms” in the landscape. The result is a work of art that gives the visual form to the awesome and terrifying power of nature. ____ Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775-1851, The Pass at St. Gotthard, near Faido, 19th century 2006.52. Thaw Collection, The Morgan Library & Museum, 2006.52. Photography by Steven H. Crossot. #MorganLibrary #Morgan100 #WorksOnPaper #drawingsketch #19thCentury
Wishing a happy birthday to Walton Ford, who was born on this day, April 28, in Hudson Valley, New York! “Walton Ford: Birds and Beasts of the Studio” is currently on view at the Morgan Library and Museum (@themorganlibrary) in New York. This exhibition celebrates the gift by Ford of sixty-three studies to the institution. The works include detailed renderings made from observation in zoos and museums of natural history, quick compositional sketches, and small watercolors in which Ford establishes his color scheme. “Birds and Beasts of the Studio” also features animal drawings selected by Ford from the museum’s collection, including works by Peter Paul Rubens, Dorothea Maria Gsell, Eugène Delacroix, Antoine-Louis Barye, and John James Audubon. Follow the link in our bio to learn more. __________ #WaltonFord #MorganLibrary #Gagosian Walton Ford, “AMNH Coyote Study 2,” c. 2015 (detail) © 2024 Walton Ford. Photo: Janny Chiu
#lydia.riojas.7 #giacometti #morganlibrary #artists #sculptor #arteducator #arteducation #arteducators #arteducationmatters
The Biblicore Collection is officially live!! Thank you so much for coming on this adventure with us ❤️ and yes, there IS a complete collection listing and a 10% discount has already been applied to that listing price, so if you want to join us on the complete tour we’ve tried to make it as easy as possible for you. Also, if you are a newsletter subscriber, you make want to check your email 😉 Cassie’s yarn can be found on her website (see @sunshinequeenfiberarts for more info) and bookmarks can be found on ours (link in bio!). Bookmark preorders will remain open for two weeks and will ship within 6 weeks after preorders close. We hope you have loved this tour as much as we have!! #tinkershollow #sunshinequeenfiberarts #biblicore #worldlibraries #libraries #librariesofinstagram #handdyedyarn #handmadebookmark #woodenbookmark #woodeninlay #bookworm #bookstagram #booktok #bookmarkart #woodenart #crochetersofinstagram #knittersofinstagram #woodworkersofinstagram #readersofinstagram #library #rvamakers #handmadeinvirginia #portugueseroyalreadingroom #admontabbey #stlouiscentrallibrary #piccolominilibrary #bodleianlibrary #trinitycollegelibrary #libraryofcongress #morganlibrary
. 1. Portrait Of A Woman Before A Viewing & A Reading . . Photo cred @johanncmunoz — eternally grateful for the space, the nurturing, and the big, big nudges 🖤✨ . [ @brooklynmuseum ] . . . #brooklynmuseum #poetryreading #brooklynpoetry #caribbeanwriters #caribbeanpoets #caribbeanpoetry #nyc #morganlibrary
Interesting day…first a visit to the Irish Hunger Museum, then the Beatrix Potter exhibit at the Morgan Library and then ran into a huge Sikh parade on 5th Ave. One might say…only in NY. #morganlibrary
The Library of all Libraries… @themorganlibrary . . . . #photography #statenislandferry #statenisland #newyork #newyorkcity #morganlibrary #morganlibraryandmuseum #morganlibrarynyc #newyokrstreetphotography #theoculus #oculus #oneworldtradecenter #streets_vision #streetart #streevision #visualcreators #wallart #visualart #streetphotography #cinema_streets #sony #sonyalpha #streetclassics #streetsinfocus #opticalwander
Today’s escape into Beatrix Potter’s world at The Morgan Library was pure delight. She created a magical look at nature I loved visiting again. It was such a treat to see a room full of people smiling and enraptured by her watercolors. I still love that Jemima Puddleduck! Don’t miss this exhibit. Free on Fridays after five; tickets required. #morganlibrary #freenyc #beatrixpotter
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Check out the Morgan Library: 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016 #morganlibrary #books #library #manhattan #nyc
William Blake (1757–1827) occupies a unique place in the history of Western art, and this item from our Collection Highlights, America: A Prophecy, is no exception. His creativity included both the visual and literary arts. In his lifetime he was best known as an engraver; now he is also recognized for his innovative poetry, printmaking, and painting. Blake's keen perception of the political and social climate found expression throughout his work. His strong sense of independence is evident in the complex mythology that he constructed in response to the age of revolution. In 1790, Blake moved to Lambeth, where he produced a trilogy of illuminated books called the Continental Prophecies that addressed the politically charged spirit of his age, embodied by the American and French revolutions. Blake was already recognized as an engraver at age twenty-five, when his first volume of poems appeared. At thirty-three, in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, he audaciously claimed that his birth had marked the origin of a "new heaven" in which his own art would exemplify the creativity prefigured by Milton and Michelangelo. By that time, Blake, in one of his most productive periods, had already produced Songs of Innocence and was at work on a series of illuminated books. ____ 1: William Blake, 1757-1827, America : a prophecy, Lambeth [London] :Printed by William Blake, 1793 [i.e. ca. 1795]. PML 16134.2, Copy A, plate 2. The Morgan Library & Museum, PML 16134.2. Photography by Janny Chiu. 2: William Blake, 1757-1827, America : a prophecy, Lambeth [London] :Printed by William Blake, 1793 [i.e. ca. 1795]. PML 16134.3, Copy A, plate 3 (PML 16134.1-18). The Morgan Library & Museum, PML 16134.3. Photography by Janny Chiu. 3: William Blake, 1757-1827, America : a prophecy, Lambeth [London] :Printed by William Blake, 1793 [i.e. ca. 1795]. PML 16134.9, Copy A, plate 9 (PML 16134.1-18). The Morgan Library & Museum, PML 16134.9. Photography by Carmen González Fraile, 2023. #MorganLibrary #Morgan100 #rarebooks #bibliophile #18thCentury #WilliamBlake
William Blake (1757–1827) occupies a unique place in the history of Western art, and this item from our Collection Highlights, America: A Prophecy, is no exception. His creativity included both the visual and literary arts. In his lifetime he was best known as an engraver; now he is also recognized for his innovative poetry, printmaking, and painting. Blake's keen perception of the political and social climate found expression throughout his work. His strong sense of independence is evident in the complex mythology that he constructed in response to the age of revolution. In 1790, Blake moved to Lambeth, where he produced a trilogy of illuminated books called the Continental Prophecies that addressed the politically charged spirit of his age, embodied by the American and French revolutions. Blake was already recognized as an engraver at age twenty-five, when his first volume of poems appeared. At thirty-three, in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, he audaciously claimed that his birth had marked the origin of a "new heaven" in which his own art would exemplify the creativity prefigured by Milton and Michelangelo. By that time, Blake, in one of his most productive periods, had already produced Songs of Innocence and was at work on a series of illuminated books. ____ 1: William Blake, 1757-1827, America : a prophecy, Lambeth [London] :Printed by William Blake, 1793 [i.e. ca. 1795]. PML 16134.2, Copy A, plate 2. The Morgan Library & Museum, PML 16134.2. Photography by Janny Chiu. 2: William Blake, 1757-1827, America : a prophecy, Lambeth [London] :Printed by William Blake, 1793 [i.e. ca. 1795]. PML 16134.3, Copy A, plate 3 (PML 16134.1-18). The Morgan Library & Museum, PML 16134.3. Photography by Janny Chiu. 3: William Blake, 1757-1827, America : a prophecy, Lambeth [London] :Printed by William Blake, 1793 [i.e. ca. 1795]. PML 16134.9, Copy A, plate 9 (PML 16134.1-18). The Morgan Library & Museum, PML 16134.9. Photography by Carmen González Fraile, 2023. #MorganLibrary #Morgan100 #rarebooks #bibliophile #18thCentury
William Blake (1757–1827) occupies a unique place in the history of Western art, and this item from our Collection Highlights, America: A Prophecy, is no exception. His creativity included both the visual and literary arts. In his lifetime he was best known as an engraver; now he is also recognized for his innovative poetry, printmaking, and painting. Blake's keen perception of the political and social climate found expression throughout his work. His strong sense of independence is evident in the complex mythology that he constructed in response to the age of revolution. In 1790, Blake moved to Lambeth, where he produced a trilogy of illuminated books called the Continental Prophecies that addressed the politically charged spirit of his age, embodied by the American and French revolutions. Blake was already recognized as an engraver at age twenty-five, when his first volume of poems appeared. At thirty-three, in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, he audaciously claimed that his birth had marked the origin of a "new heaven" in which his own art would exemplify the creativity prefigured by Milton and Michelangelo. By that time, Blake, in one of his most productive periods, had already produced Songs of Innocence and was at work on a series of illuminated books. ____ 1: William Blake, 1757-1827, America : a prophecy, Lambeth [London] :Printed by William Blake, 1793 [i.e. ca. 1795]. PML 16134.2, Copy A, plate 2. The Morgan Library & Museum, PML 16134.2. Photography by Janny Chiu. 2: William Blake, 1757-1827, America : a prophecy, Lambeth [London] :Printed by William Blake, 1793 [i.e. ca. 1795]. PML 16134.3, Copy A, plate 3 (PML 16134.1-18). The Morgan Library & Museum, PML 16134.3. Photography by Janny Chiu. 3: William Blake, 1757-1827, America : a prophecy, Lambeth [London] :Printed by William Blake, 1793 [i.e. ca. 1795]. PML 16134.9, Copy A, plate 9 (PML 16134.1-18). The Morgan Library & Museum, PML 16134.9. Photography by Carmen González Fraile, 2023. #MorganLibrary #Morgan100 #rarebooks #bibliophile #18thCentury
William Blake (1757–1827) occupies a unique place in the history of Western art, and this item from our Collection Highlights, America: A Prophecy, is no exception. His creativity included both the visual and literary arts. In his lifetime he was best known as an engraver; now he is also recognized for his innovative poetry, printmaking, and painting. Blake's keen perception of the political and social climate found expression throughout his work. His strong sense of independence is evident in the complex mythology that he constructed in response to the age of revolution. In 1790, Blake moved to Lambeth, where he produced a trilogy of illuminated books called the Continental Prophecies that addressed the politically charged spirit of his age, embodied by the American and French revolutions. Blake was already recognized as an engraver at age twenty-five, when his first volume of poems appeared. At thirty-three, in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, he audaciously claimed that his birth had marked the origin of a "new heaven" in which his own art would exemplify the creativity prefigured by Milton and Michelangelo. By that time, Blake, in one of his most productive periods, had already produced Songs of Innocence and was at work on a series of illuminated books. ____ 1: William Blake, 1757-1827, America : a prophecy, Lambeth [London] :Printed by William Blake, 1793 [i.e. ca. 1795]. PML 16134.2, Copy A, plate 2. The Morgan Library & Museum, PML 16134.2. Photography by Janny Chiu. 2: William Blake, 1757-1827, America : a prophecy, Lambeth [London] :Printed by William Blake, 1793 [i.e. ca. 1795]. PML 16134.3, Copy A, plate 3 (PML 16134.1-18). The Morgan Library & Museum, PML 16134.3. Photography by Janny Chiu. 3: William Blake, 1757-1827, America : a prophecy, Lambeth [London] :Printed by William Blake, 1793 [i.e. ca. 1795]. PML 16134.9, Copy A, plate 9 (PML 16134.1-18). The Morgan Library & Museum, PML 16134.9. Photography by Carmen González Fraile, 2023. #MorganLibrary #Morgan100 #rarebooks #bibliophile #18thCentury
Beatrix Potter exhibition at The Morgan Library, just charming🍃🐇🍄🍃 #beatrixpotter #morganlibrary #peterrabbit #themorganlibrary #themorganmuseum
#herbertmatter #portraitofgiacometti #morganlibrary #wearybuthappy #tobeinnewyork
If you’re a fan of Beatrix Potter @themorganlibrary currently has a beautiful exhibition on her life and and entire wing dedicated to her beloved Peter Rabbit Stories. My first play was Peter Rabbit in Nursery School, I wanted to be Peter, I was a bird. #stillbitter #peterrabbit #beatrixpotter #beatrixpotterart #nyc #morganlibrary #morganlibraryandmuseum
The 'Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature' Exhibition at the Morgan Library @themorganlibrary includes many of her book artworks. I’ve included some of her watercolors as she was also a good landscape painter, but had such a wonderful sense of humor and line with her animals. It brings back childhood memories of being read to and then reading her books to my children. I love her line and color. When you see the exhibition and her study of animals and drawings, it is easy to understand how she could illustrate the story so well – as well as write it! Put together by the Victoria and Albert Museum @vamuseum in London #morganlibrary #beatrixpotter #illustration #watercoloronpaper #childrensbooks #inkdawings #englishcountryside #V&A #VictoriaandAlbert Museum
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Another #sneakpeak from my latest #picturebook 📚MORGAN from TBR Books in partnership with the #morganlibrary Link in bio! #picturebookillustration #childrenillustration #worldkidlitmonth #kidlitartpostcard #booklover #bookstoreshoutout
His expression!! I’m playing with our album of 16th-century architectural engravings by Vignola, Labacco, Prevost, Vico, and Reverdy (PML 55623, from the collections of Jacques Auguste de Thou and Jane Norton Morgan). The limp vellum binding is kind of simple but I love the detail of the center, gilt ornament. I think the masks plate (there a several in the volume) would make excellent #tattoo #engravings #vignola #labacco #reverdy #vico #prevost #limpvellum #bookstagram #igbooks #platebooks #ornament #architecture #morganlibrary
George Washington in the Morgan library. #lydia.riojas.7 #georgewashington #morganlibrary #thefatherofourcountry #art #artsandcrafts
Walton Ford - Birds and Beasts of the Studio #exhibition #exposición #museum #morganlibrary #waltonford #newyork #spring
Seen Together : Acquisitions in photography #museum #acquisitions #photography #morganlibrary #newyork #spring
Tinker Club this Thursday! Don't miss it! #morgancounty #morganlibrary #tinkerclub #steamclub #libraryevent #event
An August 1949 headline in Life magazine asked rhetorically whether Jackson Pollock was “the greatest living painter in the United States.” Pollock had been “virtually unknown in 1944,” the article stated, and some viewers regarded his canvases as “nothing more than interesting, if inexplicable, decorations” and as “unpalatable as yesterday’s macaroni.” Whatever the intentions behind the article, it made Pollock the best-known practitioner of what would come to be called Action Painting. The following year, in July 1950, photographer Hans Namuth met Pollock at an East Hampton opening. Though not an admirer of the painter, Namuth had been persuaded by a teacher to ask whether he might photograph him at work in his studio. Pollock was in turn persuaded by his wife Lee Krasner to agree, and by October, Namuth had made over five hundred photographs of the artist. Jackson Pollock Painting depicts him at work on Autumn Rhythm (Number 30) while Number 32 hangs on the wall behind. Seen from above, Pollock's kinesthetic approach to painting his mammoth canvases—also from above—is emphasized. Namuth’s photographs not only sealed Pollock’s public image as the embodiment of existentialism in art, but established Namuth’s reputation as a lucid chronicler of creative personalities. The rise of conceptualism and performance art in the 1960s cast photography in an uncertain role. When an artwork consists of, in part, the artist’s body, how can the work be made to outlive the event? A photograph can preserve a version of the ephemeral moment, but over time, the camera’s pictorial record is liable to assume a new status as the work itself. How can this effect be overcome? Alternatively, how can it be embraced? ___ Artist Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) paints Autumn Rhythm, Springs, New York, 1950. Photograph by Hans Namuth (1915–1990). The Morgan Library & Museum, purchased on the Photography Collectors Committee Fund, 2023.61. © 1991 Hans Namuth Estate. #Morgan100 #MorganLibrary #SeenTogether #Photography #HansNamuth #JacksonPollock
“Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature” exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum (on through June 9, 2024.) #moneyinthecityxnyc #beatrixpotter #petterrabbit #lakedistrict #nyc #morganlibrary
Celebrate the Morgan’s Centennial and the reopening of the Morgan Garden with free admission all day Sunday, May 5th! During the Centennial Celebration, visitors can also enjoy crafts, live music, and readings themed to the Morgan’s current exhibitions, including “Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature.” Join us for these activities and more from 11:00am to 3:00pm. #sponsored #linkinbio All activities are free and open to the public. The Morgan Garden will be available, weather permitting. #MorganLibrary #Morgan100 #BeatrixPotter
Happy Earth Day to all of you! We hope you will enjoy this day and appreciate this wonderful planet! #earthday #library #publiclibrary #morgancounty #morgancountylibrary #morganutah #morganlibrary #book
Happy #LiteratureMonth! This copy of Hemingway’s first book claims singularity by its provenance: it was this volume that Hemingway sent to Edmund Wilson in November 1923, asking for a review in The Dial. The book had appeared in Paris, where Hemingway was already well known in expatriate circles but had made little noise in the United States. Wilson read it immediately and responded warmly with a review that helped to make the young writer’s reputation. ___ Ernest Hemingway, Three stories & ten poems, front cover, PML 128140 The Morgan Library & Museum, PML 128140. Photography by Graham S. Haber. #MorganLibrary #Hemingway #LiteratureMonth #literature #ErnestHemingway
🎉Client Feedback Helped one of my very best lifelong friends plan a Spring Break trip to NYC with her husband and youngest child. They have been many times before and know the city well, but she asked for my help with this trip and we had the best time planning it! I am humbled by her kind review and can’t wait to help her plan another trip! And, if you love coastal art go follow her @bradengrafe_art #clientfeedback #happyclients #springbreak #familytrip #nyc #bigapple #broadway #hamilton #brooklynbridge #museumofnaturalhistory #theedgenewyork #morganlibrary #wheretonext #traveltheworld
Springtime in NYC-perhaps the most wonderful time of the year! Conservatory Garden in Central Park is spectacular!The Beatrix Potter exhibit “Drawn to Nature” at the Morgan Library is thoroughly enjoyable. And the first game of the playoffs! #newyorkrangers
I loved the #BeatrixPotter exhibition at the Victoria and Albert in London; I’m so glad I was able to see it at the #MorganLibrary this afternoon! #DrawnToNature #PeterRabbit #Rabbits #Mice #Cats #Dogs #Hedgehog #Pig #Illustrations #Art #ChildrensBooks #Animals #Nature #Books #Library #Morgan #Exhibit #Museum #NYC #NewYorkCity
The Manhattan apartment of the late Charles Ryskamp was a treasure of old master drawings covering every available wall! #charlesryskamp #thefrickcollection #oldmasterdrawings # #gallerywall #gallerywalldecor #morganlibrary #oldmasters #collecting
The glorious, jewel-studded Stavelot Triptych-a work of art in three sections-was likely commissioned in the 1150s by Wibald (1098-1158), Abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Stavelot (in present-day Belgium), as a reliquary to hold fragments of the True Cross, as well as relics from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and remnants from the Virgin's dress. Today, it holds court as one of the Morgan’s 100 Centennial Collection Highlights. In the reliquary's central section are mounted two small Byzantine triptychs, dating from the late eleventh or early twelfth century, which Wibald probably acquired on one of his diplomatic missions to Constantinople. The most sacred of Christian relics is encased in the center of the lower triptych, decorated with two gold pins and four tiny pearls. Its two wings are adorned with figures of four Byzantine military saints, considered holy warriors. These flank the Archangels Gabriel and Michael in glory above Emperor Constantine (ca. 273-337) and his mother Helena (ca. 250-329), portrayed standing at either side of the Cross. The smaller triptych above shows Christ on the Cross attended by the Virgin Mary at left and Saint John the Evangelist at right. ____ 1: Stavelot Triptych [object], ca. 1156-1158. Full view, center doors closed, lighting 1 AZ001. The Morgan Library & Museum, AZ001. Photography by Graham S. Haber. 2: Stavelot Triptych [object], ca. 1156-1158. Detail of bottom roundel on left door, rAZ001. The Morgan Library & Museum, AZ001. Photography by Graham S. Haber. #MorganLibrary #Morgan100
The glorious, jewel-studded Stavelot Triptych-a work of art in three sections-was likely commissioned in the 1150s by Wibald (1098-1158), Abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Stavelot (in present-day Belgium), as a reliquary to hold fragments of the True Cross, as well as relics from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and remnants from the Virgin's dress. Today, it holds court as one of the Morgan’s 100 Centennial Collection Highlights. In the reliquary's central section are mounted two small Byzantine triptychs, dating from the late eleventh or early twelfth century, which Wibald probably acquired on one of his diplomatic missions to Constantinople. The most sacred of Christian relics is encased in the center of the lower triptych, decorated with two gold pins and four tiny pearls. Its two wings are adorned with figures of four Byzantine military saints, considered holy warriors. These flank the Archangels Gabriel and Michael in glory above Emperor Constantine (ca. 273-337) and his mother Helena (ca. 250-329), portrayed standing at either side of the Cross. The smaller triptych above shows Christ on the Cross attended by the Virgin Mary at left and Saint John the Evangelist at right. ____ 1: Stavelot Triptych [object], ca. 1156-1158. Full view, center doors closed, lighting 1 AZ001. The Morgan Library & Museum, AZ001. Photography by Graham S. Haber. 2: Stavelot Triptych [object], ca. 1156-1158. Detail of bottom roundel on left door, rAZ001. The Morgan Library & Museum, AZ001. Photography by Graham S. Haber. #MorganLibrary #Morgan100
The glorious, jewel-studded Stavelot Triptych-a work of art in three sections-was likely commissioned in the 1150s by Wibald (1098-1158), Abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Stavelot (in present-day Belgium), as a reliquary to hold fragments of the True Cross, as well as relics from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and remnants from the Virgin's dress. Today, it holds court as one of the Morgan’s 100 Centennial Collection Highlights. In the reliquary's central section are mounted two small Byzantine triptychs, dating from the late eleventh or early twelfth century, which Wibald probably acquired on one of his diplomatic missions to Constantinople. The most sacred of Christian relics is encased in the center of the lower triptych, decorated with two gold pins and four tiny pearls. Its two wings are adorned with figures of four Byzantine military saints, considered holy warriors. These flank the Archangels Gabriel and Michael in glory above Emperor Constantine (ca. 273-337) and his mother Helena (ca. 250-329), portrayed standing at either side of the Cross. The smaller triptych above shows Christ on the Cross attended by the Virgin Mary at left and Saint John the Evangelist at right. ____ 1: Stavelot Triptych [object], ca. 1156-1158. Full view, center doors closed, lighting 1 AZ001. The Morgan Library & Museum, AZ001. Photography by Graham S. Haber. 2: Stavelot Triptych [object], ca. 1156-1158. Detail of bottom roundel on left door, rAZ001. The Morgan Library & Museum, AZ001. Photography by Graham S. Haber. #MorganLibrary #Morgan100
I visited the Morgan Library’s Beatrix Potter exhibit on Friday. It was such a joyful experience and I loved seeing all of Beatrix’s little drawings. (And it all made me even more excited for my trip to the Lake District this summer.) #beatrixpotter #morganlibrary #travel #nyc
Such a beautiful museum!! 書物に絵画、ステンドグラスに楽譜や朱印などなど収集品が多岐に渡りすぎて個人所有だったという事にただただ驚き 有名なライブラリーは圧巻。本を一つ一つ見るのも面白い。2006年に設計されたエントラス部分も気持ちの良い空間で。カフェも賑わってました！ ビアトリクス・ポター展も開催されていて、ピーターラビットの世界に癒され。おひとりさま美術館なんてほんといつぶりだろう #morganlibrary #museum #newyork #美術館 #アメリカ生活
Always a lot of history to be uncovered in NYC. #morganlibrary
📚🔖The Morgan Library Museum🔖🖼 #museum #nycmuseums #morganlibrary #nychistory #history
🩵In the world of author👒Beatrix Potter🐰reliving Peter Rabbit🐇 #nycmuseums #morgan #morganlibrary #beatrixpotter #peterrabbit #museum
Morgan Library and Museum. @rpbw_architects addition #architecture #design #murrayhill #morganlibrary
Beatrix Potter’s illustrations for The Owl and the Pussycat. #morganlibrary
Miniature letters that Beatrix Potter wrote from her characters #morganlibrary
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Edward Gordon Craig created this bookplate for Belle da Costa Greene, @themorganlibrary’s first director, in 1911. Craig, an accomplished woodcut artist, designed dozens of bookplates, including one for his mum, stage superstar Ellen Terry. Terry was a close friend of Greene’s and not so secretly wished that she would fall head over heels for “Ted.” Alas, his design failed to impress her. Greene described the delicate etching in a letter to Bernard Berenson as “far too deliciously dainty + French for me.“ Swipe to see the bookplate she used instead, with the motto: “Un livre est un ami qui ne change jamais” — a book is a friend who never changes. Thanks to my new colleagues @philippalmer and @ericabuell84, curators of the Morgan’s upcoming exhibition on Greene, for sharing this juicy tidbit with me. 📸 @dreweatts, now in the collection of @princetongraphicarts, GA 2015.00286; The Morgan Library & Museum, ARC 661. #bellegreene #belledacostagreene #bookplate #edwardgordoncraig #exlibris #morganlibrary
Between 1885 and 1908, the American clergyman and editor William Hayes Ward assembled a collection of 1,157 cylinder seals for Morgan’s library. These tiny objects, no more than one inch in height, were carved with simple tools on semi-precious stones. The seals served to identify their owners and could be worn as amulets to bring good luck. Each cylinder seal is engraved with scenes that appear in relief when the seal is rolled out over clay. This vibrant example of Neo-Babylonian art of the seventh century BC, “Winged Hero Contesting with a Lion for a Bull”, is a beautiful example from the Morgan's cylinder seal collection and the next featured item from our Collection Highlights. The seal is carved on carnelian, a brownish-red mineral that is used as a semi-precious gemstone. We are witnessing a heroic struggle between the superhuman hero at left and a ferocious lion, who are fighting over the bull. The victorious winged hero, with his sickle-sword behind him, places his left foot firmly on the bull’s head, holding the animal’s tail in his left hand. His opponent, the ferocious lion, raises his sharp claws in a demonic gesture. A constant theme in Mesopotamian art and religion, such battle dramas symbolized the struggle for world order against the forces of chaos. Here the conflict has been transposed from the natural world to the realm of the supernatural, symbolizing the enduring vigilance with which civilization must protect itself. ____ Winged hero with scimitar, bull, and lion, Neo-Babylonian period, Mesopotamia, Mesopotamian, 7th century BC. Cylinder seal, carnelian, copper. Morgan Seal 747, view 5 (preferred view). The Morgan Library & Museum, Morgan Seal 747. Photography by Graham S. Haber. Winged hero with scimitar, bull, and lion, Neo-Babylonian period, Mesopotamia, Mesopotamian, 7th century BC. Cylinder seals, carnelian, copper. Modern Seal Impression, Morgan Seal 747. Scan made from 35mm BW negative. The Morgan Library & Museum, Morgan Seal 747. Photography by Joseph Zehavi. #MorganLibrary #Morgan100 #AncientHistory #AncientWorld #archaeology #ancientart #materialculture #mesopotamia #cylinderseals #akkadian
Traipsing around one of my favs — books, books, so many books! And a special Beatrix Potter exhibit: darling + charming. #morganlibrary #beatrixpotter #library #nyc
The Morgan Library and Museum. Last minute decision to visit and so worth it. #morganlibrary #spectacular #bibliophilesdreamcometrue
📚Morgan Library📚 I was in the city with my friends a couple weeks ago and of course I had to do something book related, so we went to the Morgan Library! I think if I had this size library that would be perfect and really suit my needs as a book collector what do you guys think? Keep swiping to the end for: JP Morgan? He’s just like us! I also own multiple copies of the same book ;) What’s the coolest library you’ve ever been to? #withfelicity #morganlibrary #libraryaesthetic #darkacademia #bookstagram
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A fascinating impression of an Assyrian cylinder seal from the Neo-Assyrian period (912-612 B.C.) depicts a man plowing with an ox, symbolizing a rural agricultural ceremony. It originates from Southern Assyria and includes the moon, the Sun, and seven stars in the sky. Currently, it is on display at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York. #Assyrianseal #Assyriancylinderseal #morganlibrary #morganmuseum #assyrian #assyria #assyrianheritage #ashur #assur #nineveh #mesopotamia #archaeology #history #ancienthistory #art #assyrianrelief #cradleofcivilization #sun #moon #star #assyrianews
Being a tourist in one of the most famous libraries in NYC, The Morgan Library. Beautiful tea with friends and lucky enough to be there for an enchanting Beatrix Potter exhibit. #nyc #morganlibrary #authorlife
