# The Jewish Boy

[View the canonical artwork record](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/rosso-medardo-r45b1b4c817d342/the-jewish-boy-rdb7c07c4f31db3>)

## Artwork

- Artist: [ROSSO, Medardo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/rosso-medardo-r45b1b4c817d342>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Wax on plaster, 23 x 18 x 15 cm

## Commentary

Like the Impressionist painters of his time, Rosso sought to capture the fleeting and ephemeral qualities of light. However, he did not work directly from nature. His images were created from memory and emotion.

## Related artworks

- [Aetas Aurea \(The Golden Age\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/rosso-medardo-r45b1b4c817d342/aetas-aurea-the-golden-age-ra39e90729796c7>)
- [Ecce Puer \(Impression of a Child\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/rosso-medardo-r45b1b4c817d342/ecce-puer-impression-of-a-child-r08246a123ed32f>)
- [Jewish Boy](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/rosso-medardo-r45b1b4c817d342/jewish-boy-r44fcd4213e398f>)
- [Laughing Woman](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/rosso-medardo-r45b1b4c817d342/laughing-woman-rb6d17ab01b69bf>)
- [The Concierge](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/rosso-medardo-r45b1b4c817d342/the-concierge-rf65dc9ca14fa67>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)