Jewish Women from Izmir Whitewashing

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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Political poster featuring a woman crying and Hebrew text.

Who Will Praise Israel’s Bravery

Tartakover is best known as a graphic artist and for his political posters. He considers himself a “local designer” with an obligation to speak out on Israeli political and social issues, especially…

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Painting of four people in a boat at sea featuring a nude woman in center and a woman holding a mirror and looking at her reflection on the left.

The Travelers

In The Travelers, one of a series of “Mother Paintings,” Marie-Louise Motesiczky depicts herself and her mother, Henrietta (the white-haired woman at right), escaping from Nazi-occupied Austria…

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