Medieval Jewish music of Spain. Beautiful. Exotic to our ears, ethereal and rhythmic. Above is a long playlist of 26 pieces of Spanish Sephardic music. The first performances are by “Ensemble Fontegara”. They are period pieces featured at the beginning of the playlist. I have not […]
I found an image taken from the Hebrew Cervera Bible. An illuminated manuscript dated c.1299, a designated National Treasure from the National Library of Portugal in Lisbon. This image and caption caught my eye and my curiosity. The caption source is unknown to me. One of the […]
Guernica shows the tragedies of war and the suffering it inflicts upon individuals, particularly innocent civilians. This work has gained a monumental status, becoming a perpetual reminder of the tragedies of war, an anti-war symbol, and an embodiment of peace. – wiki In June 1937 Pablo Picasso painted Guernica, a […]
