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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,...

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Isidor Kaufmann – Jewish Ritual Beauty

Naomi Samuel

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...

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Portrait of a People | The Truth Behind the Title

Naomi Samuel

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 they really Jewish? You...

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Issue 31 | April 2016

Portrait of a People | Father of French Impressionism

Naomi Samuel

Naomi Samuel Boulevard Montmartre, Afternoon SunOil on canvas92.8 x 74 cmParis, 1897Hermitage Museum,St. Petersburg Camille Pissarro1830-1903 Impressionism The tags hanging in museums the world over next to Pissarro’s famous landscapes, cityscapes, and pointillist figures don’t...

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Issue 32 | June 2016

Naomi Samuel

Charlotte Rothschild – First Jewish Female Artist

Isidor Kaufmann – Jewish Ritual Beauty

Portrait of a People | The Truth Behind the Title

Portrait of a People | Father of French Impressionism

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