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Portrait of Isaac Aboab da Fonseca
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This engraving portrays Isaac Aboab da Fonseca, a rabbi, kabbalist, and preacher, born in Castro Daire, Portugal, to a family of New Christians. He arrived in Amsterdam with his family at the age of…

Contributor:

Aernout Naghtegaal

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1683

Subjects:

Portrait, Print, Sephardi, Kabbalah, Rabbis

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Rabbinic Commentary
Print portrait of man in skullcap and beard, in front of bookshelf and holding open book in his hand, with crown and Hebrew text underneath.
Amulet
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This early printed amulet from Germany, meant as protection for a woman in childbirth, is adorned with woodcuts illustrating the Hebrew months of the year. The main panel, framed by images of the…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Date:

ca. 1725

Subjects:

Amulets, Print, Astrology, Kabbalah, Mysticism

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Magical Objects, Magical Texts
Printed page with Hebrew text in the middle adorned with woodcuts depicting zodiac signs on the right and left sides and Star of David in center.
Colophon: Zohar (Mantua Edition)
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I will greatly thank the Lord with my mouth, and I will bless God in full assembles [see Psalms 68:27], for He has not forsaken His mercy and His truth from me [see Genesis 24:27], but has led me on…

Contributor:

Abraham di Sant’Angelo

Places:

Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (Mantova, Italy)

Date:

1558

Subjects:

Language and linguistics, Kabbalah, Mysticism, Print

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Speeches, Religion & Theology