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Scroll of the Book of Esther
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This scroll of Esther from Germany, created for use on the holiday of Purim, is extensively decorated, with illustrations of biblical scenes from the Esther story, as well as various flora and fauna…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Holy Roman Empire (Germany)

Date:

ca. 1630

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Holidays, Purim, Animals, Music

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Ritual Objects, Religion & Theology
Scroll manuscript page with Hebrew text in four columns, with illustrations on top of figures seated talking to each other, working by a tree, and walking; the middle sections feature ladders and people working on trees; the bottom features elephants and rhinoceroses.
Purim Story Painting
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The Book of Esther recounts the story of the rescue of the Jews of Persia from the machinations of the evil vizier Haman, who sought to annihilate them. Thanks to the bravery and cleverness of the…

Contributor:

Joseph Zvi Geiger

Places:

Ottoman Palestine (Israel, Israel)

Date:

1893

Subjects:

Holidays, Animals, Purim, Jewish identity, Diaspora

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art, Painting
Painting in three horizontal panels, featuring a king on throne, a queen, several figures on horseback, and a hanging of a man on the bottom right.