Maharal of prague biography of michael jackson
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Lunching under the Goya. Jewish Collectors in Budapest at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century
In Hungarian painter Lipót Herman paid a visit to the Munich residence of Marcel Nemes, the legendary art collector, dealer and the fellow Hungarian. The opulent dwellings of the aged Nemes situated in the center of the city on the snobbish Leopold Strasse. The apartment, which looked more like a palace impressed the painter. Herman noted in his diary, “Extraordinary rarities which you can hardly see in any apartment. Lunch under the Goya, black coffee in the shadow of Rembrandt and Titian.”1
In the s the star of Nemes was setting. He belonged to a different epoch. The treasures accumulated by him were sold, then accumulated again just to be sent yet again to the auction room. Nemes began his career as a coal trader in Transylvania, finally became an art collector, dealer and international celebrity rubbing shoulders with art critics such as Julius Meier-Graefe, and such European museum directors like Hugo von Tschudi and financial tycoons in Budapest, Vienna, Munich and Berlin. Not over scrupulous and eager for luxury Nemes was constantly pursued by financial troubles, by overspending on art works and luxurious residences. He loved publicity and mercilessly courted the press, un
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Toby Cohen - Golem / Engel Gallery
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Toby Cohen: Golem, A Photographic Exhibition
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This is the story of the golem, the most famous character in Jewish mythology. A Legend filled with magic, spells & miracles. The photographer Toby Cohen meticulously recreates the mud monster and breathes life into the old tale in a new solo exhibition at the Engel Gallery in Tel-Aviv.
As the hero of many movies and art works, the terrifying character intrigued Cohen which decided to create a golem of his own in the Israeli Galilee, Zefat & Dead Sea landscape rather then the usual old world Europe & Prague. "I wanted to express who I experience the story.I decided to intensify the mystery and mysticism of the story by choosing locations with an almost virgin view." According to the tale the Maharal, Prague's Chief Rabbi, who was re