◇ After
La Sainte Bible (the Doré Bible) engravings · Gustave Doré, 1866
A wood engraving lifted whole, printed in duotone. The draped figure on the rock, back turned, the crowd below reaching up. What he holds aloft is the band's ring.
“After” is the old gallery word for a work made in open conversation with another. It is a lineage, not a shortcut.
◇ Piece Room
No owners on the platform yet. The room is waiting for the first.