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The Four Kingdoms - Roman Empire
Acrylic paint on canvas
100x100cm - 2021
In the book of Daniel, Chapter 7 of the Old Testament, four creatures appear in a dream to the king of Babylon. These four huge beasts come out of the sea and each one has its own particularities, and represent four kingdoms that will dominate the earth. The king did not understand this dream, so it is finally Daniel who, with the help of G-d, will have the same dream and will have the explanation. In this series, Jeg interprets a passage of a sacred text by painting these four extraordinary creatures: the Lion, the Bear, the Leopard and the fourth terrifying beast. And here is the fourth beast, the terrifying beast The fourth beast is more problematic: "a fourth beast, terrible and awesome and strong; it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke, and the rest it trampled underfoot" (verse 7). All agree that this is the Roman Empire, whose "iron teeth" denote "insatiable greed. But the rest of the vision becomes more difficult to interpret: "it was different from all the beasts that had gone before it, and it had ten horns. For Calvin, the number ten should not be taken literally: "the prophet means that this empire should not belong to one man, but to many. On the other hand, for the majority of exegetes of the Reformation period, the ten horns represented the kings from Alexander to the Seleucid kingdom which ruled over Judea in the following order: (1) Alexander the Great, (2) Seleucus I, (3) Antiochos I, (4) Antiochos II, (5) Seleucus II, (6) Seleucus III, (7) Antiochos III, (8) Seleucus IV (assassinated by the next), (9) Heliodorus, (10) Demetrios I Soter. "I considered the horns, and behold another horn, small, rose in the middle of them". This element was very controversial in Calvin's time, some seeing in this small horn the Pope, while others saw the Turks. According to Calvin, both interpretations are wrong and the little horn is Julius Caesar. In fact, the horn is said to be small because "Caesar did not usurp the title of king. "For Calvin, this refers to the rise of Augustus and the transformation of the Roman Republic into an empire. But for other exegetes, it would be Antiochus IV Epiphanes who obtained the throne by intrigue. Daniel would thus refer to the persecutions of Antiochus IV and his attempt to eradicate Judaism. The interpretations are therefore very different according to the perspective of reading.
The Four Kingdoms - Macedonia
Acrylic paint on canvas
100x100cm - 2020
In the book of Daniel, Chapter 7 of the Old Testament, four creatures appear in a dream to the king of Babylon. These four huge beasts come out of the sea and each one has its own particularities, and represent four kingdoms that will dominate the earth. The king did not understand this dream, so it is finally Daniel who, with the help of G-d, will have the same dream and will have the explanation. In this series, Jeg interprets a passage of a sacred text by painting these four extraordinary creatures: the Lion, the Bear, the Leopard and the fourth terrifying beast. And this is the third, another beast like a leopard; "it had on its back four wings of a bird, and the beast had four heads; and dominion was given to it". The leopard's characteristics are its agility and sudden leaps. It is undoubtedly the kingdom of Macedonia and Alexander the Great, whose empire after his death was divided into four parts, corresponding to the four heads of the beast: "Seleucus had major Asia, & Antigonus minor, but Cassander whom Antipater succeeded was king of Macedonia and Ptolemy son of Lagus dominated in Egypt " The emblem of the Leopard is admirably suited to the speed of the conquests of the Greek Alexander . The Four Wings of a Bird represents the agility of the quadruped is further enhanced by that of the bird. The conqueror seems to fly without touching the earth. In a few years, Alexander conquered with Asia Minor and Egypt the whole Asian continent up to the Indus.
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The Four Kingdoms - Medes
Acrylic paint on canvas
100x100cm - 2020
In the book of Daniel, Chapter 7 of the Old Testament, four creatures appear in a dream to the king of Babylon. These four huge beasts come out of the sea and each one has its own particularities, and represent four kingdoms that will dominate the earth. The king did not understand this dream, so it is finally Daniel who, with the help of G-d, will have the same dream and will have the explanation. In this series, Jeg interprets a passage from a sacred text by painting these four extraordinary creatures: the Lion, the Bear, the Leopard and the fourth terrifying beast. The second is a bear with three ribs in its mouth; The second beast is a bear, an animal then considered cruel, beast and which designates the Persians and Medes, whose power reaches its peak under Cyrus The three sides in its mouth This is the image of the vast conquests of the second empire; these conquests must take place on the western side, on the northern side and on the southern side.
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The Four Kingdoms - Babylon
Acrylic paint on canvas
100x100cm - 2019
In the book of Daniel, Chapter 7 of the Old Testament, four creatures appear in a dream to the king of Babylon. These four huge beasts come out of the sea and each one has its own particularities, and represent four kingdoms that will dominate the earth. The king did not understand this dream, so it is finally Daniel who, with the help of G-d, will have the same dream and will have the explanation. In this series, Jeg interprets a passage from a sacred text by painting these four extraordinary creatures: the Lion, the Bear, the Leopard and the fourth terrifying beast. The first was like a lion and had eagle's wings; and as I looked, the wings were plucked from it, and it was lifted up from the earth, and stood on its feet like a man, and received a man's heart." Interpretation according to John Calvin, refers to the empire of the Chaldeans, an empire that was then joint with that of the Assyrians: the verse "her wings were plucked off, and she was lifted up from the earth, and set on her feet like a man, and where a man's heart was given to her" means that this kingdom disappears.
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History Of Art - Rembrandt
Acrylic paint on canvas
100x100cm - 2018
The History of Art series presents a rereading of Donald Seitz's illustrations that Jeg reinterprets, adding his own influences in painting. In this way, he transcribes in his own way and in the light of our time the painters who have marked history. Each canvas in the series represents a renowned painter, one or more of his works, and each canvas is produced with the same technique as the artist
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History Of Art - Rothko
Acrylic paint on canvas
100x100cm - 2018
The History of Art series presents a rereading of Donald Seitz's illustrations that Jeg reinterprets, adding his own influences in painting. In this way, he transcribes in his own way and in the light of our time the painters who have marked history. Each canvas in the series represents a renowned painter, one or more of his works, and each canvas is produced with the same technique as the artist
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History Of Art - Salvador Dali
Acrylic paint on canvas
100x100cm - 2014
The History of Art series presents a rereading of Donald Seitz's illustrations that Jeg reinterprets, adding his own influences in painting. In this way, he transcribes in his own way and in the light of our time the painters who have marked history. Each canvas in the series represents a renowned painter, one or more of his works, and each canvas is produced with the same technique as the artist
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History Of Art - Andy Warhol
Acrylic paint on canvas
100x100cm - 2014
The History of Art series presents a rereading of Donald Seitz's illustrations that Jeg reinterprets, adding his own influences in painting. In this way, he transcribes in his own way and in the light of our time the painters who have marked history. Each canvas in the series represents a renowned painter, one or more of his works, and each canvas is produced with the same technique as the artist
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History Of Art - Van Gogh
Acrylic paint on canvas
100x100cm - 2014
The History of Art series presents a rereading of Donald Seitz's illustrations that Jeg reinterprets, adding his own influences in painting. In this way, he transcribes in his own way and in the light of our time the painters who have marked history. Each canvas in the series represents a renowned painter, one or more of his works, and each canvas is produced with the same technique as the artist
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History Of Art - Picasso
Acrylic paint on canvas
100x100cm - 2013
The History of Art series presents a rereading of Donald Seitz's illustrations that Jeg reinterprets, adding his own influences in painting. In this way, he transcribes in his own way and in the light of our time the painters who have marked history. Each canvas in the series represents a renowned painter, one or more of his works, and each canvas is produced with the same technique as the artist
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History Of Art - Basquiat
Acrylic paint on canvas
100x100cm - 2013
The History of Art series presents a rereading of Donald Seitz's illustrations that Jeg reinterprets, adding his own influences in painting. In this way, he transcribes in his own way and in the light of our time the painters who have marked history. Each canvas in the series represents a renowned painter, one or more of his works, and each canvas is produced with the same technique as the artist
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Civilization Disappeared
Acrylic paint on canvas
100x100cm - 2016
This painting was made during the period of hannouka in the year 5776 (which is equivalent to the year 2016 of the Gregorian calendar). It has many meanings, here is the exhaustive list. First of all, I wanted to show the antiquity as well as the longevity of the Israelite civilization but also the eternity of the Jewish people by comparing them to other ancient civilizations such as the Mayas, the Aztecs, the Incas, the Babylonians, the Persians or the Romans (represented on the square at the bottom of the picture), in order to show that although these civilizations had a certain greatness, they have, and this contrary to the Israelite civilization, disappeared. Above, the watch represents the relationship to time. The woman located in the heart of the canvas is a representation of the importance of the woman among the Jewish people. Indeed, she is carrying a hannukiah (the candlestick of the festival of hannukah, in its 4th day since 4 candles are lit because I finished the painting on the 4th day of hannukah) and children. This representation shows that the Jewish woman is both the one who gives birth and perpetuates the Jewish people, but also and often the one who maintains the home in the tradition. The Hebrew scriptures are quotes from the Talmud.