Monika Czekanowska-Gutman, Ph.D (2013), University of Warsaw, is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Art History at University of Warsaw, Poland. She has published several articles on Biblical iconography (both from the Old and the New Testament) in modern Jewish art.

• AcknowledgmentsList of IllustrationsNote to the ReaderIntroduction1 Historical Background2 Aims of the Book and the State of the Research3 Methodology1 Judith in Late Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century Jewish Art1.1 The Book of Judith1.2 Judith in Pre-modern Jewish and Christian Tradition and Art1.3 Judith in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Art1.4 Celebrating Her Triumph: Judith in Late-Nineteenth and Early-Twentieth-Century Jewish Art2 The Jewish Queen Esther in Early Twentieth-Century Jewish Art2.1 The Book of Esther: Introduction2.2 Esther in Pre-modern Jewish and Christian Tradition and Art2.3 Jewish and Christian Literary Treatments of the Book of Esther in the Nineteenth Century2.4 Esther in Early Twentieth-Century Jewish Art3 The Shulamite in Early Twentieth-Century Jewish Art3.1 The Song of Songs: An Introduction3.2 The Shulamite in Jewish and Christian Tradition and Art Up to the Nineteenth Century3.4 New Meanings of the Song of Songs in Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Jewish and Christian Literature3.5 The Ideal Jewish Woman: The Shulamite and The Song of Songs in Jewish Art of the Early Twentieth CenturyConclusionBibliography

Monika Czekanowska-Gutman, Ph.D (2013), University of Warsaw, is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Art History at University of Warsaw, Poland. She has published several articles on Biblical iconography (both from the Old and the New Testament) in modern Jewish art.

• AcknowledgmentsList of IllustrationsNote to the ReaderIntroduction1 Historical Background2 Aims of the Book and the State of the Research3 Methodology1 Judith in Late Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century Jewish Art1.1 The Book of Judith1.2 Judith in Pre-modern Jewish and Christian Tradition and Art1.3 Judith in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Art1.4 Celebrating Her Triumph: Judith in Late-Nineteenth and Early-Twentieth-Century Jewish Art2 The Jewish Queen Esther in Early Twentieth-Century Jewish Art2.1 The Book of Esther: Introduction2.2 Esther in Pre-modern Jewish and Christian Tradition and Art2.3 Jewish and Christian Literary Treatments of the Book of Esther in the Nineteenth Century2.4 Esther in Early Twentieth-Century Jewish Art3 The Shulamite in Early Twentieth-Century Jewish Art3.1 The Song of Songs: An Introduction3.2 The Shulamite in Jewish and Christian Tradition and Art Up to the Nineteenth Century3.4 New Meanings of the Song of Songs in Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Jewish and Christian Literature3.5 The Ideal Jewish Woman: The Shulamite and The Song of Songs in Jewish Art of the Early Twentieth CenturyConclusionBibliography

Monika Czekanowska-Gutman, Ph.D (2013), University of Warsaw, is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Art History at University of Warsaw, Poland. She has published several articles on Biblical iconography (both from the Old and the New Testament) in modern Jewish art.

• AcknowledgmentsList of IllustrationsNote to the ReaderIntroduction1 Historical Background2 Aims of the Book and the State of the Research3 Methodology1 Judith in Late Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century Jewish Art1.1 The Book of Judith1.2 Judith in Pre-modern Jewish and Christian Tradition and Art1.3 Judith in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Art1.4 Celebrating Her Triumph: Judith in Late-Nineteenth and Early-Twentieth-Century Jewish Art2 The Jewish Queen Esther in Early Twentieth-Century Jewish Art2.1 The Book of Esther: Introduction2.2 Esther in Pre-modern Jewish and Christian Tradition and Art2.3 Jewish and Christian Literary Treatments of the Book of Esther in the Nineteenth Century2.4 Esther in Early Twentieth-Century Jewish Art3 The Shulamite in Early Twentieth-Century Jewish Art3.1 The Song of Songs: An Introduction3.2 The Shulamite in Jewish and Christian Tradition and Art Up to the Nineteenth Century3.4 New Meanings of the Song of Songs in Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Jewish and Christian Literature3.5 The Ideal Jewish Woman: The Shulamite and The Song of Songs in Jewish Art of the Early Twentieth CenturyConclusionBibliography