Perseus Rescuing Andromeda (detail) — Piero di Cosimo

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Hushed — Frank Holl

Hushed 1877 by Frank Holl 1845-1888

Vanitas Newtoniana — Agostino Arrivabene

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Perseus Rescuing Andromeda (detail) — Piero di Cosimo

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The Howl — Jean Veber

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The Bride — Theodor von Holst

The Bride 1842 by Theodor von Holst 1810-1844

Ash Wednesday — Carl Spitzweg

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The Fat Kitchen — Pieter Bruegel the Elder

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Pancake Tuesday — Pavel Filonov

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Film poster for Malick’s The Thin Red Line — Tomer Hanuka

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Two Women on a Sofa — Walter Sickert

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Laughter is probably doomed to disappear.

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Frontispiece to Mahendra Singh’s forthcoming novel American Candide; the illustration (as well as all the illustrations in the novel) is by Singh. Just enjoying the hell out of it so far.

David Bowie — Kilian Eng

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Three Books

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Angels by Denis Johnson. 1989 Vintage Contemporaries trade paperback. Cover design by Lorraine Louie. Cover illustration by Chris Moore.

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Fiskadoro by Denis Johnson. 1986 Vintage Contemporaries trade paperback. Cover design by Lorraine Louie. Cover illustration by Rick Lovell.

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The Stars at Noon by Denis Johnson. 1988 Vintage Contemporaries trade paperback. Cover design by Lorraine Louie. Cover illustration by Rick Lovell.

Gerbil — Jacopo Ligozzi

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Perseus Rescuing Andromeda (detail) — Piero di Cosimo

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