Julius Helfft was a German landscape and architectural painter who trained at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin and who exhibited his works at academy exhibitions. Several of his paintings were hung in the castles of Wilhelm IV.
Jankiel’s Concert was inspired by a scene from Pan Tadeusz, Adam Mickiewicz’s 1834 epic poem, considered the national poem of Poland. The character of Jankiel, the Jewish innkeeper, is the most…
The three art nouveau-influenced covers by Ber Kratko for three of Y. L. Peretz’s plays feature somewhat grotesque figures. The one for Vos in fidele shtekt (What Sticks in the Fiddle) features a…
Vera [Agitated, coming nearer]:Irony, Mr. Quixano? Please, please, do not imagine there is any irony in my congratulations.David:The irony is in all the congratulations. How can I endure them when I…