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Leah Goldberg, Dira le-Haskir, cover
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Dira le-haskir (Apartment for Rent) by the Hebrew-language poet and writer, Leah Goldberg, became a bestselling children’s book in Israel soon after its publication in 1959. It tells the story of an…

Contributor:

Shmuel Katz

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Date:

1972

Subjects:

Print, Animals, Aesthetics, Writing

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art
Cover illustration featuring rooster, cat, bird, and squirrel hanging out of the windows of an ornate building with small turrets, with a smiling sun looking on and green hills next to the building.
Four Biblical Scenes
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These four etchings were made by Rembrandt van Rijn for Menasseh Ben Israel’s book, Piedra Gloriosa (Glorious Stone), a messianic treatise. Clockwise from upper left, they illustrate the biblical…

Contributor:

Rembrandt van Rijn

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1655

Subjects:

Print, Artists, Dreams, Angels, demons & deities, Animals

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art, Print & Book Culture
Page of four pencil drawings: a half-naked man posing, an animal figure with wings underneath figure with halo, man and angels, and soldier fighting against smaller figure.