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Ketubah (Amsterdam)
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Adorned with a lush vegetative frame and putti (cherubs) carrying banners, this ketubah (marriage contract) marks the wedding of David and Dona Rachel Curiel, prominent members of Amsterdam’s…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1617

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Ketubot, Life cycle, Marriage, Writing

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Law, Legal Documents
Page of Aramaic text decorated with cherubs atop a decorated archway with columns adorned with vines and flowers.
Ketubah for Isaac Pereira and Rachel de Pinto
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This ketubah was written and illustrated for the wedding of Isaac Pereira and Rachel de Pinto, members of prominent Sephardic families. At the top a pair of hands clasp, and vignettes along the sides…

Contributor:

Shalom Italia

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1648

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Ketubot, Life cycle, Marriage, Sephardic

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Law, Legal Documents
Page of Aramaic text with illustration of pair of hands clasped at top and illustrated vignettes along sides of text depicting wedding scenes, joined by vines and flowers.