Essays on art and artists (Michelangelo, Durer, Piranesi...) from the great author of Memoirs of Hadrian. Part of Zwirner's chic little Ekphrasis series.
Written in the form of a letter to Marcus Aurelius, this timeless novel reimagines the Roman emperor Hadrian, looking back on his life. The prose is exquisite, the musings on art and death, ... read more