Subversion of Sacred Symbols in Morgan Library’s Advent Exhibit
Catholic News Agency reports on an Advent exhibit at New York’s Morgan Library featuring the Tickhill Psalter, a 14th-century manuscript from Worksop Priory. The exhibit centers on a “Jesse Tree” illumination depicting Christ’s lineage from David, alongside works including a Flemish triptych of Augustine, the Winchester Bible’s David and Goliath scene, and Thomas More’s annotated prayer book. Curators frame the Psalms through Augustinian allegory, emphasizing David’s “human heart” and personal struggles while celebrating medieval artistry. The article presents these elements as spiritually edifying while remaining silent on their detachment from doctrinal authority.