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...
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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...
Marc Chagall – the Surrealist Jew
Herring for Breakfast Standing on the rooftop, suspended between heaven and earth, was Marc Chagall’s childhood perspective on his native Vitebsk: As a boy, I would watch you from our doorstep, childlike. To a child’s...
