Jerusalem's Israel Museum has long been renowned for its collections of Judaica, Near Eastern artifacts, and rare books, including the Dead Sea Scrolls. But the museum's hidden treasures are its Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings and sculpture. In this dazzling volume, published just after the Israel Museum's 40th anniversary, the institution's superb collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art is showcased in full color and described in English for the first time.

In an engaging text, curator Stephanie Rachum traces the history of the collection from its beginnings even before the museum itself was built. The collection has grown considerably over the years, and featured here are paintings by Cizanne, van Gogh, Gauguin, Pissarro, Degas, Renoir, and Monet, along with sculpture by Rodin and other notable artists.