As Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s gets ready to commemorate what would have been the 101st birthday of Alfred Bader, BSc카지노 게임 컬렉션45, BA카지노 게임 컬렉션46, Msc카지노 게임 컬렉션47, LLD카지노 게임 컬렉션86, on April 28, we카지노 게임 컬렉션re looking back with immense gratitude on his inspiring legacy. Bader Curator of European Art, Dr. Suzanne van de Meerendonk, explores the deeper ethos that defined Dr. Bader카지노 게임 컬렉션s life and art collections 카지노 게임 컬렉션 his commitment to generosity, justice, and compassion.
Benjamin Gerritsz Cuyp (1612-1652), Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath, c. 1640, oil on panel. Gift of Alfred and Isabel Bader, 2013 (56-003.09). Photo: Bernard Clark
Any collection is inevitably shaped by a collector카지노 게임 컬렉션s preferences and interests, not in the least those pertaining to artistic and aesthetic considerations.
Yet a more subdued quality of private collections 카지노 게임 컬렉션 formed, after all, through the deeply personal process of selecting, curating and enjoying artworks during one카지노 게임 컬렉션s lifetime 카지노 게임 컬렉션 lies in the personal ethos of the collector. This seems particularly true for The Bader Collection, which in myriad ways reflects Bader카지노 게임 컬렉션s ideals and sensibilities.카지노 게임 컬렉션―
The life of this 카지노 게임 컬렉션chemist-collector카지노 게임 컬렉션 was marked by both extraordinary successes as well as hardships at a young age. These formative experiences, which include a harrowing escape from Nazi-occupied Austria and subsequent internment in a prisoner-of-war camp in Southern Quebec, shaped a lifelong commitment to principles of generosity, hospitality and social justice.
Bader카지노 게임 컬렉션s own perseverance through these struggles, as well as the kindness of others shown during crucial moments, also inspired a deeply held belief in the power of individual agency and responsibility.
Not surprisingly, such themes frequently surface in The Bader Collection, particularly in biblical works with strong moral implications such as카지노 게임 컬렉션―Elijah and The Widow of Zarephath,카지노 게임 컬렉션―Ruth and Naomi카지노 게임 컬렉션―and카지노 게임 컬렉션―The Good Samaritan.
Jan Victors (1619-1676), Ruth and Naomi, 1653, oil on canvas. Purchase, Bader Acquisition Fund, 2015 (58-002). Photo: Bernard Clark
In these narratives, the central message revolves around selfless aid or loyalty shown by protagonists to others, whether complete strangers 카지노 게임 컬렉션 as the Prophet Elijah was to the Widow of Zarephath, or the traveler to the Samaritan 카지노 게임 컬렉션 or one카지노 게임 컬렉션s (chosen) family, such as the young Moabite Ruth and her Judean mother-in-law Naomi.
Writing about Reyer Jacobsz van Blommendael카지노 게임 컬렉션s카지노 게임 컬렉션―The Good Samaritan, Alfred Bader remarked when such scenes engaged what he considered 카지노 게임 컬렉션the greatest of all the Biblical commandments카지노 게임 컬렉션 to 카지노 게임 컬렉션love thy neighbor as thyself카지노 게임 컬렉션 (Leviticus 19:9-18), adding that 카지노 게임 컬렉션if only we understood the lesson truly, that our neighbor is all mankind, we would try harder to give the best possible service, to all who need help.카지노 게임 컬렉션카지노 게임 컬렉션―
Addressing the commandment again in both of his autobiographies, he assigned particular meaning to the verse 카지노 게임 컬렉션you shall not stand idly by the blood of your neighbor카지노 게임 컬렉션 (Leviticus 19:16) which underlines the moral obligation to be proactive in one카지노 게임 컬렉션s commitment to justice 카지노 게임 컬렉션 a commitment measured in deeds more than words or intentions.
Reyer Jacobsz. van Blommendael (1628-1675), The Good Samaritan, 1635, oil on canvas. Gift of Alfred and Isabel Bader, 1988 (31-001)
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