| — | Hadewijch II, trans. Jane Hirschfield |
| — | William Carlos Williams, from “A Love Song” |
An illustrated folio made for Shah Tahmasp of Persia in the 1500s sold for $12.2 million
Most expensive Islamic art ever sold
This illustration from the Shahnameh, or “Book of Kings,” sold for nearly four times pre-sale expectations to an anonymous telephone bidder during a Sotheby’s auction in London in May 2011.
It is “universally acknowledged as one of the supreme illustrated manuscripts of any period or culture and among the greatest works of art in the world,” according to Art Daily.
The print, in ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, depicts a scene from the Persian national epic.
| — | Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being |
Office Workers Returning Home
New York, 1966
From Arthur Tress: Fantastic Voyage, Photographs 1956-2000
| — | Derek Walcott, from “Love After Love” (via literary verve) |
Judith Beheading Holofernes (1598–1599), oil on canvas, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Rome | artwork by Caravaggio
