The first Ghetto, Jews in Renaissance Venice
Dr. Marcella Ansaldi
The original Ghetto, on a small Venetian island, hides Renaissance era synagogues of startling beauty
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From the Getty Conversations series
inspired by Malian and Western traditions
Malick Sidibé, Back View (2003)
Sidibé was the first African and the first photographer awarded the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale in 2007.