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.

Jewish Art Masterpieces

Arts & Photography

Fishof, Iris

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Universe

Showcasing the largest collection of Judaica in the world, fullcolor plates reveal the finest art objectsincluding paintings, illumintated manuscripts, engravings, festival pieces, Torah decorations, and morein the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

Meʼah berakhot =: One hundred blessings: an illustrated miniature liturgical compendium in Hebrew and Yiddish from 18th-century central Europe : ... to the facsimile edition (Hebrew Edition)

Facsimile Editions

In Israel East meets West. Their jewelry traditions blend, resulting in creative innovations. In the 1930s, European immigrants introduced the spirit of the Bauhaus, while oriental craftsmanship was invigorated in the 1950s and 1960s by immigration from Islamic countries. State jewelry companies preserved traditional crafts, while at the same time developing a new and elegant style, designed to express the national identity of the still young state of Israel. There are important links between native jewelry makers and European and American jewelry artists, who were guest lecturers at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in the 1970s and had a lasting influence on Israeli artists. The transition to art jewelry was finally completed in the 1980s, paving the way for artists who are now internationally renowned. A further chapter is dedicated to contemporary works by some outstanding young artists. Although their works are part of the global jewelry scene, they are also dedicated to their homeland, for example through unequivocal references to local political tensions. Artists (a selection): Bianca Eshel Gershuni, Esther Knobel, Deganit Stern Schocken, Vered Kaminski, Attai Chen.

Jewellery in Israel: Multicultural Diversity 1948 to the Present

History

Middle East

Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt

Written in the stars: Art and symbolism of the zodiac (Catalogue)

Israel Museum

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