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Nabis
(from Hebrew, navi, "prophet, seer") Group of French artists who paved the way for the development of abstract art in the early 20th cent. The Nabis preached that a work of art is the visual expression of an artist's synthesis of nature and his or her personal aesthetic. They were influenced by P. Gauguin and the Pont-Aven school, as well as by Japanese woodcuts, Symbolist painting, and the Pre-Raphaelites. Paul S\u00e9 rusier (1865-1927), the group's founder, painted the first Nabi work, Landscape at the Bois d'Amour at Pont-Aven (also called Talisman; 1888). Original members included P. Bonnard and E. Vuillard; a later member was A. Maillol.


rabbi
In Judaism, a person qualified by study of the Hebrew scriptures and the Talmud to serve as spiritual leader of a Jewish community or congregation. Ordination can be conferred by any rabbi, but it usually depends on a written statement issued by the candidate's teacher. Though rabbis are considered teachers rather than priests, they conduct religious services, assist at bar mitzvahs, perform marriages, and are present at funerals. In questions of divorce, a rabbi's role depends on an appointment to a special court of Jewish law. The rabbi also counsels and consoles members of his congregation and oversees the religious education of the young.


rabbit
Any small, bounding, gnawing mammal of the family Leporidae. Rabbits have long ears, a short tail, long hind legs, and two pairs of upper incisors--one pair behind a larger, functional pair. Most species are gray or brown. They grow to 10-18 in. (25-45 cm) long and weigh 1-4 lbs (0.5-2 kg). They feed primarily on grasses. Their reproductive rate is very high; unlike hares, rabbits are born naked, blind, and helpless. Most species are nocturnal and live alone in burrows, but the European, or Old World, rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) of Europe and Asia, ancestor to all domestic breeds, lives in warrens consisting of many burrows. The 13 species of N. Amer. cottontail rabbits (genus Sylvilagus) have white on the underside of the tail.


Tabriz
City (pop., 1994 est.: 1,166,000), NW Iran. Earthquakes and invasions by Arabs, Turks, and Mongols have destroyed the city numerous times. The Turkish ruler Timur conquered it in 1392. During the next 200 years control passed several times between Iran and Turkey. During the 18th-19th cent., the Turks and Russians alternated occupation; they also fought over it in World War I. In the 1850s the Bab and 40,000 of his followers were executed there. Active in Iranian politics, it suffered bombing damage during the Iran-Iraq War (1980s). Notable ancient sites include the Blue Mosque (1465-66), renowned for the splendor of its blue tile decoration, and the remains of the 12-sided tomb of M. Ghazan.


Tachism
(from French, tache: "spot") Style of painting practiced in Paris after World War II and through the 1950s. Like its U.S. ...

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