Moses’ Death
Joseph Mendes da Costa
1928–1938
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Mendes da Costa was best known for the reliefs he sculpted for buildings in Amsterdam (many of which were figures of animals) in the style of the Niewe Kunst, the Dutch variant of Art Nouveau. But he also made small earthenware sculptures inspired by the Bible, such as this one, entitled Moses’ Death. He first learned how to carve from his father, a tombstone maker.
Credits
Collection Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 8.
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