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Why We Need Nightmares

Re-enchanting the world through the story of Isaac.

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Damir Marusic
Oct 08, 2024
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Ivan Meštrović, “Mother Pledging Her Child”

This week, I was taken by a remarkable review essay in the London Review of Books by James Butler titled “Trivialised to Death”. What sucked me in before reading a word was the painting sitting up top of the page: Caravaggio’s “Sacrifice of Isaac.”

I’m not sure when I saw my first Caravaggio in person. I want to…

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