As Enlightenment ideas influenced the law, Jews and other groups were granted equal citizenship. Jews began to establish themselves as professional artists for the first time in modern history. Some artists took the opportunity to express their Judaism in their art. Others embraced the secular art world and left their Jewish identity behind.
Shown together for the first time since the beginning of the twentieth century, these artists display a variety of artistic styles and preoccupations, and highlight the complexities faced by minority artists in a dynamic European art world.
Shown together for the first time since the beginning of the twentieth century, these artists display a variety of artistic styles and preoccupations, and highlight the complexities faced by minority artists in a dynamic European art world.
