When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary and Philosophical References
Robert Henri, The Art Spirit (201.23)
Historical References
Marc Chagall (painter), (31.4)
Pablo Picasso (sculptor), (31.9)
Josef Stalin (Russian dictator), (56), (87)
The Holocaust, (71), (73)
Guido Reni (painter), (199-200)
Guernica (painting by Piccaso), (197), (199-200)
Massacre of the Innocents (painting by Guido Reni), (199-200)
Amedeo Modigliani (painter), (208)
Chaim Soutine (painter), (208)
Jules Pascin (painter), (208)
Sculptor (painting by Andrea del Sarto), (232)
School of Athens (painting by Raphael), (232)
Rembrandt (painter), (238)
Pierre Auguste Renoir (painter), (260)
Pietà (sculpture by Michelangelo), (311)
The Last Judgment (painting by Michelangelo), (315)