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The Sleeping Messiah
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Glicenstein depicted the Jewish Messiah as a semi-nude figure in the classical style, with bowed head and tethered to his seat. It received early recognition, admired by Rodin and praised in the…

Contributor:

Henryk Glicenstein

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

ca. 1911

Subjects:

Messianism, Leadership, Aesthetics, Modernism

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Sculpture, Religion & Theology
Bronze sculpture of seated figure with beard and Star of David etched onto its side.
Torah Ark from the Great Synagogue of Tykocin, Poland
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The mannerist and baroque Great Synagogue of Tykocin, Poland, was built in 1642. The synagogue was damaged during World War II and in the years following, but was restored in the 1970s, including its…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Tykocin, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Tykocin, Poland)

Date:

1642

Subjects:

Synagogue, Ritual object, Aesthetics, Cities

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Architecture, Religion & Theology
Photograph of carved doorway set in wall with curtain across it, surrounded by candelabra, Hebrew writing on wall, and chandelier in forefront.