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These four etchings were made by Rembrandt van Rijn for Menasseh Ben Israel’s book, Piedra Gloriosa (Glorious Stone), a messianic treatise. Clockwise from upper left, they illustrate the biblical…
Contributor:
Rembrandt van Rijn
Places:
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1655
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In this seventeenth-century map, Jerusalem is depicted as a fairly dense city within a wall, with only a few structures outside. Men in Arab dress stand in small groups conversing with one another in…
Contributor:
George Braun, Franciscus Hogenberg
Places:
Cologne, Holy Roman Empire (Cologne, Germany)
Date:
1612
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This Haggadah from Amsterdam was printed by Joseph ben Abraham Athias and is adorned with elaborate copper etchings by artist Abraham Bar Jacob. It was the first Haggadah to include these sorts of…
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Joseph ben Abraham Athias, Abraham Bar Jacob
Places:
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1695