Wrestling with the Angel in the Modern Age

Published 14/02/2007

Wrestling with the Angel in the Modern Age

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Stanley Spencer. <em>Angels of the Apocalypse</em>, 1949. Courtesy of the Fieldstead and Company Foundation

Jack Levine. <em>The Finding of Moses</em>, 1993. Courtesy of the Bridget Moore Gallery, New York

Georges Rouault. <em>Crucifixion</em>, 1937. Courtesy of the Fondation Georges Rouault, Paris, France

Mark Tobey. <em>The Last Supper</em>, 1945. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ben-Zion. <em>Deborah the Prophetess</em>, 1970. Oil on Canvas, Collection of Lillian Ben-Zion, NYC

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