Albrecht Dürer’s Orpheus, 1494, in the Kunsthalle, Hamburg.
The banner at the top of the drawing reads, “Orfeus der ernst puseran” “Orpheus the first sodomite”. The drawing is based on a now lost work of the Italian master, Andrea Mantegna.
Abraxas Publishing
Abraxas Publishing is dedicated to bringing out works with ideas focusing on the curious, provocative, or the long suppressed. To this goal we are publishing for the first time Alfred Wolfsohn’s Orpheus and reissuing Noah Pikes’ Dark Voices. In addition, Jay Livernois’ further history and exposé of Roy Hart Theatre, Strange Singing: A Moral History of Roy Hart Theatre, is in production. Other projects will focus not only on theater and history, but also on art and culture, psychology, and curiosa.