A Boy's Bar Mitzvah Coat from Bukhara

Installation depicting doorless and windowless brick structure.

Green on the Outside, Red on the Inside

Green on the Outside, Red on the Inside was rejected by the Venezuelan government as a contribution to the 1995 Venice Biennale. The installation consisted of a small building, resembling the majority…

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Portrait painting of seated woman facing viewer, dressed in gown, and holding flowers in both hands, with landscape in the background.

Portrait of Leonore (Rachel) de Alvaro da Costa

Leonore (Rachel) de Alvaro da Costa (1669–1749), the second wife of Don Francisco Lopes Suasso, was descended from a wealthy Portuguese New Christian family who fled the Iberian Peninsula and settled…

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Terra-cotta pillar figurine of woman smiling slightly.

Judahite Pillar Figurine with Mold-made Head

Terra-cotta pillar figurines are found throughout the biblical territory of Judah and date to the eighth to seventh centuries BCE. Most were decorated with a white background layer and one or more…

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A Boy's Bar Mitzvah Coat from Bukhara

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