Jewish Art Masterpieces from the Israel Museum, Jerusalem
This superb collection of Jewish art and artifacts spans more than two millennia of artistic creation and provides a fascinating perspective on the history and culture of the Jewish people. The forty-eight treasures, shown in stunning full-color reproductions, have been selected from the world's foremost repository of Jewish art and archaeology, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. The accompanying essays inform and enlighten, placing each item in the context of the prevailing cultural and religious influences. The works include relics of early Jewish history, ceremonial objects, folk art, paintings, and precious remnants of communities that have vanished forever. In bringing together these rich and varied examples of Jewish art, Jewish Art Masterpieces reminds us of the links between past and present and the enduring legacy of the Jewish heritage.
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Ancient Art ITALY
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18th century Abraham Aden amulet artist Ashkenazi Bezalel biblical bimah blessings casket ceremonial objects circumcision color couched embroidery crown curtain David Harris decorated depicted Diam donated doors embroidered engraved Eretz Israel Europe example festival Feuchtwanger Collection finials flanked floral Germany gilt glass gold thread Goliath haggadah hangings Hanukkah Hanukkah lamp Head Haggadah Hebrew illuminated illustrated inscribed inscription Isaac Israel Museum Collection Italian Italy Jakob Michael Jerusalem Jewish art Jewish ceremonial art Jewish community Jews Judaica Kadishman ketubbah Lissitzky manuscript memory menorah mizrach motifs Nahum Slapak painting parchment parochet Passover pen and ink Photograph plaque plastron pomegranate prayer book Rabbi repoussé ritual Ruzhin Ryback Sabbath scene scribe Sephardi shofar silver silversmith spice box style sukkah Sukkot synagogue Temple Temple in Jerusalem Tetouan tevah thread embroidery tion Torah ark Torah ornaments Torah scroll Torah shield tradition walls Yemen Yemenite Yoram Lehmann המלך למען