Judaism


Jewish History, Diaspora, Biblical Landscapes,Jewish Festivities,Synagogues



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The Bible (Old Testament)

THE BIBLE (OLD TESTAMENT)

The Jewish Museum New York

THE JEWISH MUSEUM NEW YORK

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All along the Danube, derelict synagogues can be found,
like the one in Vidin,Bulgaria.
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All along the Danube, derelict synagogues can be found, like the one in Vidin,B...

"Adam and Eve and the Fall",a charade played by the    
"Schubertians",the group of friends around Schubert,   
in Atzenbruck Castle near Vienna,1821.                 
Inv. 18.752
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"Adam and Eve and the Fall",a charade played by the "Schubertians",the group...

King Melchisedech in ceremonial robes - behind him     
King Louis XI with his alms purse and his barber-     
surgeon Olivier le Daim - Old Testament scene          
Tapestry woven in Flanders in the late 15th for        
Isabelle de la Jaille, friend of Anne de Bretagne
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King Melchisedech in ceremonial robes - behind him King Louis XI with his...

The Synagogue at Cavaillon, Vaucluse, France, 1772.    
It was built on the site of a former synagogue of      
the 14th, when the condition of the jews in the Papal  
States was better than in the rest of France. The      
synagogue is an example of the richest French Rococo.
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The Synagogue at Cavaillon, Vaucluse, France, 1772. It was built on the site...

Liturgical comb showing Samson, killing the lion. Second School of Metz, around 870.
Ivory, silver (for an ancient repair), H: 19,5 cm
MR 358
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Liturgical comb showing Samson, killing the lion. Second School of Metz, around...

Panel of a diptych from Areobindus, "Paradise on earth".
Constantinople 506, later court of King Charles le Chauve, around 870.
Ivory, H: 34 cm
OA 9064
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Panel of a diptych from Areobindus, "Paradise on earth". Constantinople 506, la...

Fragment of a bookbinding: Meeting between Abner and Joab at Lake Gabaon, around 870. From the Treasury of St.Denis.
Ivory, H: 15,5 cm
MR 374
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Fragment of a bookbinding: Meeting between Abner and Joab at Lake Gabaon, around...

Tric-Trac pawn: Samson with foxes
Second half of the 12th century; Cologne
Ivory painted red
OA 10003
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Tric-Trac pawn: Samson with foxes Second half of the 12th century; Cologne Ivo...

Moses, King David and a prophet (one of four elements of an altar from the abbey of Maubuisson), attributed to Evrard d'Orléans (French Gothic sculptor, known 1292-1357)
Marble, with small traces of polychrome and gilding
0,53 x 0,37 x 0,08m
R.F. 476C
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Moses, King David and a prophet (one of four elements of an altar from the abbey...

Chess pieces,rider, Adam and Eve.                      
France, 12th                                           
Ivory,traces of gold                                   
OA 3297
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Chess pieces,rider, Adam and Eve. France, 12th...

Piece of tric-trac: Judith and Holfernes.              
From Bayeux,Western France,12th                        
OA 166
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Piece of tric-trac: Judith and Holfernes. From Bayeux,Western Fran...

Paradise.(Virgil,Aeneis book VI)                       
Bronze with brown patina,Padua 1516-1521.              
37 x 49 cm  OA 9092-9099                               
Made for the tomb of Girolamo della Torre and his      
son Marc Antonio.
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Paradise.(Virgil,Aeneis book VI) Bronze with brown patin...