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Torah Finial
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This belled gilt-silver Torah finial topped with a crown was made in Amsterdam and has been attributed to master silversmith Pieter van Hoven, who lived near the Jewish quarter and is best known for…

Contributor:

Pieter van Hoven

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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1717

Subjects:

Ritual objects, Ritual & observance, Synagogue, Aesthetics, Christian-Jewish relations

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Ritual Objects, Decorative arts
Finial with Hebrew inscription on its base, bells, and crown on top.
Design for the Memory
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Abraham Rattner painted Design for the Memory in 1943 when the murder of Jews by the Nazis was underway in Europe. He chose Christian iconography, namely, the crucifixion of Jesus, to express his…

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Abraham Rattner

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Date:

1943

Subjects:

Painting, Aesthetics, Christian-Jewish relations, Memory, Modernism

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Painting
Abstract painting of crucifix featuring four faces aligned to the vertical line of the cross: the devil at the bottom, then a skull, two human faces, and Jesus at the top, an angel to the left and human figures and structures around the cross.