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| + | Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir<br> | ||
| + | So that every mouth can be fed, ohhh ohh<br> | ||
| + | The [[Israelites]], ah - ah - ah | ||
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| + | --"[[Israelites (song)|Israelites]]" (1968) by Desmond Dekker | ||
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| + | "The result of my life is simply nothing, a mood, a [[monochrome|single color]]. My result is like the painting of the artist who was to paint a picture of the [[Israelites]] crossing the [[Red Sea]]. To this end, he painted the whole wall [[red]], explaining that the Israelites had already crossed over, and that the Egyptians were drowned."--''[[Either/Or]]'' (1843) by Søren Kierkegaard | ||
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| - | + | In the [[Bible]], the '''Israelites''' (sometimes referred to as "The '''Twelve Tribes'''") were the descendants of the Biblical patriarch [[Jacob]]. They were divided into '''twelve tribes''', each descended from one of twelve sons or grandsons of [[Jacob]]. | |
| - | [[Andrea del Verrochio]]'s [[bronze]] statue of '''''David''''' was most likely made between [[1473]] and [[1475]]. It was commissioned by the Medici family. It is sometimes claimed that Verrocchio modelled the statue after a handsome pupil in his workshop, the young [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. | + | ==See also== |
| - | + | *[[Rastas believe that the black races are the lost Israelites]]'' | |
| - | The statue represents the youthful [[King David|David]], future king of the [[Israelites]], triumphantly posed over the head of the slain [[Goliath]]. | + | |
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| - | The bronze was initially installed in [[Palazzo Vecchio]] in [[1476]]. | + | |
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| - | Placement of Goliath's head has been a source of some debate for art historians. When exhibited at the National Gallery of Art, the head was placed between David's feet, as is the case in the statue's permanent home, the [[Museo Nazionale del Bargello|National Museum of the Bargello]], in [[Florence]], [[Italy]]. Another school of art historians have suggested that Verrocchio intended for Goliath's head to be placed to David's right, pointing to the diagonals of the ensemble. This placement was temporarily arranged at the National Gallery of Art, as well as Atlanta's [[High Museum]], among others. | + | |
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| - | David was intended as a representation of Florence, as both were more powerful than they appeared, and both the shepherd boy and Florence could be viewed as rising powers. | + | |
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Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir --"Israelites" (1968) by Desmond Dekker "The result of my life is simply nothing, a mood, a single color. My result is like the painting of the artist who was to paint a picture of the Israelites crossing the Red Sea. To this end, he painted the whole wall red, explaining that the Israelites had already crossed over, and that the Egyptians were drowned."--Either/Or (1843) by Søren Kierkegaard |
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In the Bible, the Israelites (sometimes referred to as "The Twelve Tribes") were the descendants of the Biblical patriarch Jacob. They were divided into twelve tribes, each descended from one of twelve sons or grandsons of Jacob.
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