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Painting of table with plates, fruit, and bottle with small painting of man on horse in the background.

Still Life with a Picture of Napoleon

Still Life with a Picture of Napoleon is one of many still lifes that Dezső Czigány painted. Like many of his other compositions, it demonstrates cubist and fauvist influences. In this picture, the…

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Woodcut of man in foreground while background figures walk a path toward smoke stacks depicting clouds of smoke that contain faces.

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After surviving the war, Miklós Adler returned to his hometown of Debrecen and created sixteen woodcuts, signing them Ben Binyamin (“son of Benjamin”) in honor of his father. In this woodcut…

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Silver cup etched with flowers, vines, and Hebrew letters in center.

Kiddush Cup with a Shmire of the Holy Rebbe of Sadigura

In some Hasidic communities, it became a common practice for the Hasidic leader or rebbe to give specially sanctified coins as amulets that could confer blessings on the holder. These coins-turned…

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Still Life with a Picture of Napoleon

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Kiddush Cup with a Shmire of the Holy Rebbe of Sadigura