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The pen-on-paper Tu tournes lentement, an example of surrealist automatic painting, depicts women and fragmented humanoid shapes in dance-like movement. It was drawn by Paul Păun during World War II…
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Paul Paun
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1943
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This photograph of a discus thrower refers to the Zionist idea of “muscular Judaism,” in which the “new” Jew would celebrate and cultivate the body, sports, and physical fitness. When Grschebina…
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Liselotte Grschebina
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Mandate Palestine (Palestine, Palestine)
Date:
1937
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This exquisite jewelry box was crafted in Nuremberg, Germany, before 1540 and given to a bride for her wedding. Etched in steel, copper plated, and partly gilt, the panels, on four sides and the lid…
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Artist Unknown
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Free Imperial City of Nuremburg, Holy Roman Empire (Nuremberg, Germany)
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Before 1540
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The female figure, especially dancers, were a favorite subject for Moses Soyer. He was especially inspired by Edgar Degas and Honoré Daumier, whose paintings he had the opportunity to examine…
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Moses Soyer
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1954
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Helen Frankenthaler’s approach to painting forged a new direction for modern art. She developed a technique in which thinned oil paint seeped directly into the canvas, staining the fabric and yielding…
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Helen Frankenthaler
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1957
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Pissarro inhabited the French countryside villages of Pontoise and Eragny and was a keen observer of rural life. His dignified depictions of peasant labor and sociability, such as this lively poultry…
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Camille Pissarro
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Paris, French Republic (Paris, France)
Date:
1885
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This bronze statue, The Captive, also known as The Slave, is one of the allegorical sculptures for which Maria Dillon is best known. It depicts a woman, whose hands are bound behind her back, bowing…
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Maria Dillon
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Russian Empire (Russia, Russia)
Date:
1894
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Among the figures of contemporary ballet on the Maryinsky’s stage, Mathilda Kshesinskaya constitutes a phenomenon of exceptional interest. Her name enjoys great fame, her talent—unusually brilliant…
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Akim Volynsky
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St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (St Petersburg, Russia)
Date:
1911
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The Gerush (Hebrew for “expulsion”) synagogue in Bursa, Turkey, dates back to the early sixteenth century and is unique in its dual-ark design; one upper section is located in the women’s gallery…
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Bursa, Ottoman Empire (Bursa, Turkey)
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Early 16th Century
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Anna Pavlova (1881–1931) in costume for the solo dance The Dying Swan, a role especially created for her, and which she performed an estimated four thousand times. Born in St. Petersburg and brought…
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Photographer Unknown
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St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (St Petersburg, Russia)
Date:
1909