Though Amadeo Modigliani is famous for his painted portraits, “Modigliani Unmasked” at the Jewish Museum focused on the artist's early drawings. For advertising applications, a portrait of poet Anna Akhmatova perfectly captured both the artist's elongated style and his musings about Jewish identity. 

Though Amadeo Modigliani is famous for his painted portraits, “Modigliani Unmasked” at the Jewish Museum focused on the artist's early drawings. For advertising applications, a portrait of poet Anna Akhmatova perfectly captured both the artist's elongated style and his musings about Jewish identity.