Unique Original Oil Painting On Canvas Of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv By OriDvir (3500.00 USD) Http://ift.tt/1znSzWR

Mandalas and things are starting to fall together for the next open studios. A new series of work will be on view October 3 & 4 at the Los Angeles Brewery Art Walk! (at Brewery Art Los Angeles)

Female Bust, 1936 ~ Pablo Picasso

How does your garden grow? 

Not very tall, if it’s full of dachshunds.

This peculiar illustration comes from the guest book of the Hewitt family, the founders of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. The book spanned more than 50 years and included signatures and more involved artwork and poems.

Lacking context or explanation, “Dachshund Nursery” was probably done by Caroline King Duer, a frequent visitor to the Hewitt’s Ringwood Manor, in 1896. Learn more from cooperhewitt‘s blog.

Synagoga and Ecclesia in Our Time – Joshua Koffman

Such a painful experience. These were a set of drawings of #Jewish kids after they were rescued from concentration camps. #OldJewishCementery #Prague #Praha #jewishquarter #History #cometogether (at Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague)

#ThrowbackThursday In honor of Sukkot, here’s a celebration from 1908 in a sukkah on our terrace.

Yemenite Jewish bride getting ready

ketubah-handscribbed and hand painted on parchment -watercolor and cristals

Frank W. Benson - Summer of 1909

Vermeer: Master of Light (Complete Documentary)

Vermeer: Master of Light is a visual pilgrimage in search of what makes a Vermeer a Vermeer. It is a journey of discovery, guiding the viewer through an examination of three of Johannes Vermeer’s paintings and exploring the “secrets” of his technique. Utilizing the potential of x-ray analysis and infrared reflectography as well as the power of computer technology, the program delves beneath the surface of the paintings to unveil fascinating insights into Vermeer’s work. This film celebrates one of the most extraordinary painters in the history of art. Narrated by Meryl Streep, with commentary by Arthur Wheelock, curator of northern baroque paintings, National Gallery of Art, and David Bull, conservator. This compilation video combines all 5 parts of the Vermeer: Master of Light video podcast series. -The National Gallery of Art