Word: capta
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Dates: during 1923-1923
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...picture (12 by 18 feet) and is expected to bring about $100,000. It is called Judaea Capta, or the Triumph of Titus. The painter, Iszo Koves, Hungarian, worked on it for 20 years, and spent 35 years gathering historical data. Then he died during the war, penni- less, leaving a destitute widow and children...
...Judaea Capta is a picture of Titus coming back to Rome with the spoils of conquered Jerusalem-including the captive daughters of Israel. Some nude Bacchantes are included for purposes of contrast...
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