The last supper. Living she when it was 1st shown in 1499. 00 it created shock waves through italy and beyond changing the world of art for ever but a 20 year restoration effort has revealed the awful truth of the original fresco only some 20 percent is still visible simply put we can no longer seen or understand why this painted had such a devastating impact. Or can we. This is the incredible story of a hope across europe following a trail of. Lulus of documents hidden for centuries that suggests that layla go and his workshop painted another last supper a huge life size scale but none other than the king of france does that painting still exist if so can it reveal the secrets of the original fresco. This is where the story starts in the land the most important fashion and business city and all of modern italy and in that sense not much has changed even in the 15th century milan was a bustling city filled with artists and musicians. Of all the cities states and italy the duchy of mila
Artists and creative writers for nine months. Of sustained work at the library the peerless collections of this library while they make their own work. Giving me the freedom to read nothing or nothing immediately clear to me. To deal with what i thought i was doing. A history in 19th century paris. The next i tried of old maps of berlin. I kept reading. The third floor you will find made at ny pl which shows the products of 34 writers who read wildly here over the last century and more. Most of them, half of them are Common Center fellows and you will see the new and lasting books that they made through their research. The words are displayed alongside some of the Collection Items that inspired and informed them including the 2016 novel alongside a 1960s arab berlin tourist map that is in our archives. The show is free and it will stay up until june of next year. We welcome you on the occasion, my goodness, the new collection busted in new york. In which we follow his roving and orthod
To the New York Times among other publications also a professor of philosophy at the university of connecticut a highly sought after speaker around the world he is in such prestigious venues as the nantucket project he has written numerous books including the internet of us and jim who you saw here last year with the groundbreaking history book is the philosopher of truth so lets review how tonight will work. First you should have a copy of the book. It comes with your purchase of your ticket. You should also have a drink. Soon michael will replace me up here to talk about the book for a bit before sitting down to talk who is the Deputy Editor of yankee magazine. And we will turn to you for questions and answers. Our event concludes in about an hour and you will exit the way you came in. We will go out the big blue door and meet you in the lobby where he will personalize your book if you like. The line forms along the bar conveniently. In case you are wondering, he is my brother. Befor
The author of viera mrs. Vladimir nabokov, which won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for biography and saintexupery a biography which was a finalist the 1995 Pulitzer Prize. Her most recent include cleopatra a life and the witches, salem 92. Shes received from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the humanities. As well as a fellowship from. The Common Center in 2002 to 2003. Martha hodes is professor of history at New York University and the author also of morning lincoln the sea captains wife a true story of love, race and war in the 19th century and white women, black men, illicit sex in the 19th century south. Shes the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the nih, Harvard University and the whiting foundation. She was a fellow here, the Common Center in 2018 to 2019. We owe her i owe her a special debt of gratitude for serving really wonderfully for two years as the interim director of the Common Center. Until last month. Please help me. Welcome back
Shes received from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the humanities. As well as a fellowship from. The Common Center in 2002 to 2003. Martha hodes is professor of history at New York University and the author also of morning lincoln the sea captains wife a true story of love, race and war in the 19th century and white women, black men, illicit sex in the 19th century south. Shes the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the nih, Harvard University and the whiting foundation. She was a fellow here, the Common Center in 2018 to 2019. We owe her i owe her a special debt of gratitude for serving really wonderfully for two years as the interim director of the Common Center. Until last month. Please help me. Welcome back to the center martha hodes and stacy schiff. Thank you, salvator martha, im so delighted to join you here. No one. What . No one tells you about the Cullman Center is that when you have the feeling that you have been expelled from pa