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Are you an early riser or do you prefer sleeping in?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The sleeping brain is far from restful. It is a hive of activity and has long been associated with creativity in a special way. The ancient Roman poet Ovid called Morpheus, the begetter of dreams, a skillful artist because he could assume any form. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the Renaissance, this ancient understanding of the connection between sleep and pictorial invention was revived, and sleep was exalted as a privileged state of creativity. But sleep also has a darker side, for the dreaming brain can produce nightmares. The sleeping body also becomes especially vulnerable and is thus shadowed by sleep’s twin brother, death. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In this lecture, Matthew Hargraves will use the Morgan’s collections to explore the artistic responses to the enigma of sleep from the Renaissance to Surrealism. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ——⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Dreaming Big: Sleep and the Practice of Drawing // Wednesday, May 26, 5 PM. Register now: link in bio.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Anthony van Dyck, 1599–1641, Diana and Endymion ca. 1625-1627, Pen and brown ink and wash, with white opaque watercolor, on blue laid paper, faded to green gray. 7 1/2 x 9 inches (190 x 228 mm), Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) in 1909.

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The Morgan Book Project is an annual extended learning program for NYC students in grades 3–12 in which they produce their own handmade accordion books. This year, 10 schools, 22 teachers, 20 classes, and 450 students from all five boroughs participated. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We're celebrating the 40 final submissions, including the twelve winning manuscripts and the Director's Choice, with a Community Day on Saturday, June 12! The Morgan will be free and open to the public from 10:30 AM to 5 PM. —— Reserve your free tickets and learn more about the Morgan Book Project: link in bio. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Morgan Book Project is generously supported by Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.
The Morgan Book Project is an annual extended learning program for NYC students in grades 3–12 in which they produce their own handmade accordion books. This year, 10 schools, 22 teachers, 20 classes, and 450 students from all five boroughs participated. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We're celebrating the 40 final submissions, including the twelve winning manuscripts and the Director's Choice, with a Community Day on Saturday, June 12! The Morgan will be free and open to the public from 10:30 AM to 5 PM. —— Reserve your free tickets and learn more about the Morgan Book Project: link in bio. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Morgan Book Project is generously supported by Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.
The Morgan Book Project is an annual extended learning program for NYC students in grades 3–12 in which they produce their own handmade accordion books. This year, 10 schools, 22 teachers, 20 classes, and 450 students from all five boroughs participated. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We're celebrating the 40 final submissions, including the twelve winning manuscripts and the Director's Choice, with a Community Day on Saturday, June 12! The Morgan will be free and open to the public from 10:30 AM to 5 PM. —— Reserve your free tickets and learn more about the Morgan Book Project: link in bio. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Morgan Book Project is generously supported by Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.
The Morgan Book Project is an annual extended learning program for NYC students in grades 3–12 in which they produce their own handmade accordion books. This year, 10 schools, 22 teachers, 20 classes, and 450 students from all five boroughs participated. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We're celebrating the 40 final submissions, including the twelve winning manuscripts and the Director's Choice, with a Community Day on Saturday, June 12! The Morgan will be free and open to the public from 10:30 AM to 5 PM. —— Reserve your free tickets and learn more about the Morgan Book Project: link in bio. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Morgan Book Project is generously supported by Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.

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Lions and elephants and birds, oh my! This exquisite bestiary was written and illuminated around 1300. Its text was translated from Arabic to Persian at the command of Maḥmūd Ghāzān (or Ghāzān Khān), a Mongol ruler of modern-day Iran. During a 19th- or early 20th-century restoration, considerable inpainting and overpainting was also done, and new miniatures were added. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Mahbobe Ghods—Adjunct Associate Professor @teacherscollege—spent some time in the Reading Room just before our closure to examine images of this manuscript for her research on early depictions of birds (zoom in for a closer look!). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For items like this manuscript that have been designated high-reserve and are particularly fragile, we ask researchers to consult surrogate material — such as high-resolution images, microfilm, and facsimiles — in order to limit handling of the originals as much as possible and ensure their long-term preservation. _____ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Manāfiʻ-i ḥayavān (translated as Benefits of Animals) (Marāgheh, Iran, 1297-1298 or 1299-1300, and 19th cent.). The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1912; MS M.500. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #MorganLibrary #MorganLibraryReadingRoom #IGlibraries #ig_libraries #LibrariesOfInstagram #SpecialCollections #BetweenTheStacks #Manuscripts #AAPIHeritageMonth #Iran #Persian #PersianManuscripts #bestiary #birds #FunFindFriday
Lions and elephants and birds, oh my! This exquisite bestiary was written and illuminated around 1300. Its text was translated from Arabic to Persian at the command of Maḥmūd Ghāzān (or Ghāzān Khān), a Mongol ruler of modern-day Iran. During a 19th- or early 20th-century restoration, considerable inpainting and overpainting was also done, and new miniatures were added. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Mahbobe Ghods—Adjunct Associate Professor @teacherscollege—spent some time in the Reading Room just before our closure to examine images of this manuscript for her research on early depictions of birds (zoom in for a closer look!). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For items like this manuscript that have been designated high-reserve and are particularly fragile, we ask researchers to consult surrogate material — such as high-resolution images, microfilm, and facsimiles — in order to limit handling of the originals as much as possible and ensure their long-term preservation. _____ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Manāfiʻ-i ḥayavān (translated as Benefits of Animals) (Marāgheh, Iran, 1297-1298 or 1299-1300, and 19th cent.). The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1912; MS M.500. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #MorganLibrary #MorganLibraryReadingRoom #IGlibraries #ig_libraries #LibrariesOfInstagram #SpecialCollections #BetweenTheStacks #Manuscripts #AAPIHeritageMonth #Iran #Persian #PersianManuscripts #bestiary #birds #FunFindFriday

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From 1909 to 1949 Belle da Costa Greene (1879-1950), the Morgan's inaugural Director, maintained a lively correspondence with the art historian Bernard Berenson (1865–1959). Greene and Berenson were friends, colleagues, and (for a time) romantic partners, and their letters offer unique insight into the worlds of art, rare books, and manuscripts in the early twentieth century. Since Belle Greene burned her personal papers before her death, the over 600 letters that survive today at Villa I Tatti (@villaitatti), Berenson’s former home and today the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, comprise the only substantial archive for documenting her extraordinary life.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Join Nic Caldwell, Belle da Costa Greene Fellow, and Philip Palmer (@philipspalmer), Curator of Literary and Historical Manuscripts, on Facebook Live for a discussion of the Morgan's ongoing project to transcribe and make digitally available this rich trove of Greene's letters.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ——⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Facebook Live: The Belle Greene and Bernard Berenson Letters Project // Monday, May 24, 12 PM. This free event will be live-streamed to the Morgan's Facebook page. Follow us to watch: link in bio.

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The large number of portraits David Hockney made of his mother attests to the close bond between them. A devout Methodist and strict vegetarian, Laura Hockney (1900−1999) raised her four children with great generosity of spirit. Supportive of her son David’s desire to be an artist, she remained a loyal and patient model who would always sit still for him. —— Closing May 30 // David Hockney: Drawing from Life ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ David Hockney Mother, Paris, 1972 Colored pencil on paper The David Hockney Foundation © David Hockney Photography by Richard Schmidt ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ David Hockney Bradford School of Art 1 (Sketchbook), 1953, Page 36 Pencil, ink and washon The David Hockney Foundation © David Hockney Photography by Richard Schmidt ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ David Hockney Mother, Bradford. 19 Feb 1979, 1979 Sepia ink on paper The David Hockney Foundation © David Hockney Photography by Richard Schmidt ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The exhibition is organized by the National Portrait Gallery, London, in collaboration with the artist and the Morgan Library & Museum. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The New York presentation is made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Robert King Steel and Katharine J. Rayner. Additional support is provided by the Rita Markus Fund for Exhibitions, with assistance from Dian Woodner and David and Tanya Wells.
The large number of portraits David Hockney made of his mother attests to the close bond between them. A devout Methodist and strict vegetarian, Laura Hockney (1900−1999) raised her four children with great generosity of spirit. Supportive of her son David’s desire to be an artist, she remained a loyal and patient model who would always sit still for him. —— Closing May 30 // David Hockney: Drawing from Life ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ David Hockney Mother, Paris, 1972 Colored pencil on paper The David Hockney Foundation © David Hockney Photography by Richard Schmidt ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ David Hockney Bradford School of Art 1 (Sketchbook), 1953, Page 36 Pencil, ink and washon The David Hockney Foundation © David Hockney Photography by Richard Schmidt ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ David Hockney Mother, Bradford. 19 Feb 1979, 1979 Sepia ink on paper The David Hockney Foundation © David Hockney Photography by Richard Schmidt ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The exhibition is organized by the National Portrait Gallery, London, in collaboration with the artist and the Morgan Library & Museum. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The New York presentation is made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Robert King Steel and Katharine J. Rayner. Additional support is provided by the Rita Markus Fund for Exhibitions, with assistance from Dian Woodner and David and Tanya Wells.
The large number of portraits David Hockney made of his mother attests to the close bond between them. A devout Methodist and strict vegetarian, Laura Hockney (1900−1999) raised her four children with great generosity of spirit. Supportive of her son David’s desire to be an artist, she remained a loyal and patient model who would always sit still for him. —— Closing May 30 // David Hockney: Drawing from Life ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ David Hockney Mother, Paris, 1972 Colored pencil on paper The David Hockney Foundation © David Hockney Photography by Richard Schmidt ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ David Hockney Bradford School of Art 1 (Sketchbook), 1953, Page 36 Pencil, ink and washon The David Hockney Foundation © David Hockney Photography by Richard Schmidt ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ David Hockney Mother, Bradford. 19 Feb 1979, 1979 Sepia ink on paper The David Hockney Foundation © David Hockney Photography by Richard Schmidt ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The exhibition is organized by the National Portrait Gallery, London, in collaboration with the artist and the Morgan Library & Museum. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The New York presentation is made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Robert King Steel and Katharine J. Rayner. Additional support is provided by the Rita Markus Fund for Exhibitions, with assistance from Dian Woodner and David and Tanya Wells.

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Our series on #AncientSeals with @yalebabyloniancollection and @metancient enters the second millennium BC. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The first two seals here are carved of hematite, a hard mineral imported from Anatolia that was extremely popular due to its metallic sheen. These depict scenes typical of the time: royal figures paying homage to deities. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the first, led by a goddess with raised hands, a king bearing an animal offering is approaching the sun god—iconography discussed in last week's post. The second seal is most likely from Syria and features another king before a goddess who draws aside her mantle to accentuate her nudity. Her identity is unclear but she might be associated with Levantine traditions of Ishtar. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Our collection from the second millennium BC is renowned for its spectacular Middle Assyrian seals (ca. 1400-1000 BC), which showcase the design potential of cylinder seals when they are rolled multiple times. In our third seal, a griffin-demon is shown between two bulls. However, by examining the impression carefully or rotating the seal on our website, you will notice that only a single bull was carved on the stone. The carver ingeniously envisioned what the scene would look like when the user rolled out the seal more than once. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This self-perpetuating design not only adds movement and dynamism to our beautifully carved fourth seal but also leads to a kind of chicken-and-egg-question: Is the stag between two trees, or is a tree between two stags? —— 1. Goddess, Suppliant Goddess, Priest, and Worshiper, Old Babylonian period, hematite, Morgan Seal 399 2. Male Figure Before a Goddess Drawing Aside Her Mantle, Old Babylonian period, hematite, Morgan Seal 945 3. Griffin Demon Grasping Bull, Middle Assyrian period, chalcedony, Morgan Seal 595 4. A Leaping Stag in a Landscape, Middle Assyrian period, chalcedony, Morgan Seal 601
Our series on #AncientSeals with @yalebabyloniancollection and @metancient enters the second millennium BC. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The first two seals here are carved of hematite, a hard mineral imported from Anatolia that was extremely popular due to its metallic sheen. These depict scenes typical of the time: royal figures paying homage to deities. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the first, led by a goddess with raised hands, a king bearing an animal offering is approaching the sun god—iconography discussed in last week's post. The second seal is most likely from Syria and features another king before a goddess who draws aside her mantle to accentuate her nudity. Her identity is unclear but she might be associated with Levantine traditions of Ishtar. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Our collection from the second millennium BC is renowned for its spectacular Middle Assyrian seals (ca. 1400-1000 BC), which showcase the design potential of cylinder seals when they are rolled multiple times. In our third seal, a griffin-demon is shown between two bulls. However, by examining the impression carefully or rotating the seal on our website, you will notice that only a single bull was carved on the stone. The carver ingeniously envisioned what the scene would look like when the user rolled out the seal more than once. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This self-perpetuating design not only adds movement and dynamism to our beautifully carved fourth seal but also leads to a kind of chicken-and-egg-question: Is the stag between two trees, or is a tree between two stags? —— 1. Goddess, Suppliant Goddess, Priest, and Worshiper, Old Babylonian period, hematite, Morgan Seal 399 2. Male Figure Before a Goddess Drawing Aside Her Mantle, Old Babylonian period, hematite, Morgan Seal 945 3. Griffin Demon Grasping Bull, Middle Assyrian period, chalcedony, Morgan Seal 595 4. A Leaping Stag in a Landscape, Middle Assyrian period, chalcedony, Morgan Seal 601
Our series on #AncientSeals with @yalebabyloniancollection and @metancient enters the second millennium BC. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The first two seals here are carved of hematite, a hard mineral imported from Anatolia that was extremely popular due to its metallic sheen. These depict scenes typical of the time: royal figures paying homage to deities. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the first, led by a goddess with raised hands, a king bearing an animal offering is approaching the sun god—iconography discussed in last week's post. The second seal is most likely from Syria and features another king before a goddess who draws aside her mantle to accentuate her nudity. Her identity is unclear but she might be associated with Levantine traditions of Ishtar. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Our collection from the second millennium BC is renowned for its spectacular Middle Assyrian seals (ca. 1400-1000 BC), which showcase the design potential of cylinder seals when they are rolled multiple times. In our third seal, a griffin-demon is shown between two bulls. However, by examining the impression carefully or rotating the seal on our website, you will notice that only a single bull was carved on the stone. The carver ingeniously envisioned what the scene would look like when the user rolled out the seal more than once. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This self-perpetuating design not only adds movement and dynamism to our beautifully carved fourth seal but also leads to a kind of chicken-and-egg-question: Is the stag between two trees, or is a tree between two stags? —— 1. Goddess, Suppliant Goddess, Priest, and Worshiper, Old Babylonian period, hematite, Morgan Seal 399 2. Male Figure Before a Goddess Drawing Aside Her Mantle, Old Babylonian period, hematite, Morgan Seal 945 3. Griffin Demon Grasping Bull, Middle Assyrian period, chalcedony, Morgan Seal 595 4. A Leaping Stag in a Landscape, Middle Assyrian period, chalcedony, Morgan Seal 601
Our series on #AncientSeals with @yalebabyloniancollection and @metancient enters the second millennium BC. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The first two seals here are carved of hematite, a hard mineral imported from Anatolia that was extremely popular due to its metallic sheen. These depict scenes typical of the time: royal figures paying homage to deities. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the first, led by a goddess with raised hands, a king bearing an animal offering is approaching the sun god—iconography discussed in last week's post. The second seal is most likely from Syria and features another king before a goddess who draws aside her mantle to accentuate her nudity. Her identity is unclear but she might be associated with Levantine traditions of Ishtar. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Our collection from the second millennium BC is renowned for its spectacular Middle Assyrian seals (ca. 1400-1000 BC), which showcase the design potential of cylinder seals when they are rolled multiple times. In our third seal, a griffin-demon is shown between two bulls. However, by examining the impression carefully or rotating the seal on our website, you will notice that only a single bull was carved on the stone. The carver ingeniously envisioned what the scene would look like when the user rolled out the seal more than once. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This self-perpetuating design not only adds movement and dynamism to our beautifully carved fourth seal but also leads to a kind of chicken-and-egg-question: Is the stag between two trees, or is a tree between two stags? —— 1. Goddess, Suppliant Goddess, Priest, and Worshiper, Old Babylonian period, hematite, Morgan Seal 399 2. Male Figure Before a Goddess Drawing Aside Her Mantle, Old Babylonian period, hematite, Morgan Seal 945 3. Griffin Demon Grasping Bull, Middle Assyrian period, chalcedony, Morgan Seal 595 4. A Leaping Stag in a Landscape, Middle Assyrian period, chalcedony, Morgan Seal 601

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A blockbook is a genre of late-medieval book produced entirely from woodcuts, where the text and image are carved together into a wooden block and printed. Blockbooks are typically printed on one side of the paper only. This is due to the fact that printing was accomplished by placing the paper onto the woodblock and then rubbing the paper so that the ink would transfer from the wood to paper. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Biblia pauperum, which translates as “Bible of the poor,” was intended for those poor in theology, or needing a greater understanding of Christian scripture, not necessarily financially poor. This leaf is a modern facsimile. —— See more: link in bio. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ PML 1.1, Front endleaf 4 verso–fol. 1r (A recto) Biblia pauperum Netherlands ca. 1470 PML 1.1

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