Painting Propaganda
Armed with Brush and Rifle Individualism is perhaps the most fundamental of artistic values. The artist’s individual expression is the linchpin of his creativity, so when his talents are harnessed by a regime or an...
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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...
The Many Faces of Maurycy Gottlieb
Most Famous Picture in Jewish Art? The iconic Jews Praying in the Synagogue on the Day of Atonement is the painting most widely associated with Polish Jewish artist Maurycy Gottlieb (1856–1879). Completed in 1878, it’s...
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...
