Jerusalem views

Throughout the 1920s', Rubin repeatedly painted Jerusalem, mostly in panoramic views, as though looking upwards and from a distance of awe. While depicting the mountains surrounding the city, he focused on parts of the wall and the narrow winding pathways leading to it. It is as though in Rubin's mind Jerusalem remained a focus of yearning rather than a concrete reality. This somewhat mystical approach seems to have been re-enforced in later decades, especially following the 1967 war.

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