Painter of Jerusalem
Ludwig Blum Often an artist is more popular with the public than with critics and peers. Ludwig Blum was one such. Born in Moravia (now the Czech Republic) to an Orthodox Jewish family, young Blum...
Naomi Samuel
Segula's graphic designer and editor. A graduate of Emunah College's faculty of Art and Design, she is also a qualified equine-assisted therapist specializing in post-trauma
Victor Brauner – Inspired by Cards
Jewish Juggler Victor Brauner was an iconic Romanian Jewish painter and sculptor. As a young artist, he was expelled from the School of Fine Arts in Bucharest, where his work was considered scandalous. Brauner embraced...
Amedeo Modigliani – Jewish Expressionism
The Art of Friendship Amedeo Clemente Modigliani’s tragically short life began in Livorno, Italy. A Sephardic Jew, he descended from the famous 17th-century philosopher Benito (Baruch) Spinoza. Undoubtedly one of finest painters of the modern era (and my...
Charlotte Rothschild – First Jewish Female Artist
Anselm and Charlotte von Rothschild Self-portrait with her husband, two of their children, and their nanny Frankfurt, 1838, oil on canvas Private collection, London Charlotte von Rothschild (1807-1859), affectionately known to her family as Chilly,...
Isidor Kaufmann – Jewish Ritual Beauty
Sabbath Peace Stillness. Silence. The Sabbath has begun. While most Sabbath scenes of women focus on candle lighting, Friday Evening depicts the moments afterward, when a wife waits calmly for her husband to return from...
Was ‘The Jewish Bride’ Really Jewish?
Naomi Samuel The Jewish BrideOil on canvas122 x 166 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam Rembrandt van Rijn – Self-Portrait, 1659 Rembrandt van Rijn1606-1669 Baroque Who were the couple in Rembrandt’s tender painting, and were theyreally Jewish? You may...
The Jewish Father of French Impressionism
Who are you, Jacob Abraham? The tags hanging in museums the world over next to Pissarro’s famous landscapes, cityscapes, and pointillist figures don’t usually include his full name – Jacob Abraham Camille Pissarro. If they...
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