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The Vow
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I saw your figure in my dream, gazelle, flashing like lightning. It gave light to my darkened eyes, and I saw that your face was a model of the heavens. The sun and moon are set in it, the stars and…

Contributor:

David Onkinerah

Places:

Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Date:

16th Century

Subjects:

Love, Dreams, Body image, Animals, Mourning

Categories:

Literature, Poetry, Popular Poetry
The Costume Party
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In The Costume Party, George Segal switched from making all white sculptures to using colors. The six figures—Anthony and Cleopatra, Superman, Pussy Galore, Catwoman, and Bottom from Shakespeare’s…

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George Segal

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Date:

1965–1972

Subjects:

Aesthetics, Animals, Gender, Dreams

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Sculpture
Mixed media sculpture featuring six figures in various poses: a male and a female figure reclining on the ground, a woman seated in a chair to the right, a man with a donkey mask standing to the left, Superman standing in center, and a woman standing in the background.
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.