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Women played key roles in preparing the deceased for burial. This painting shows women’s involvement in the ultimate act of generosity.
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Artist Unknown
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Praha, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
ca. 1780
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This beaker was used by the members of a burial society in Prague at their annual banquet, held on the day traditionally designated as the anniversary of Moses’ death. The painted scene depicts a…
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Artist Unknown
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1713
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Contributor:
Johann Conrad Weiss
Places:
Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire
(Nuremberg, Germany)
Date:
1711/1712
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The gravestone of Judah Loew (1520–1609; known as the Maharal) and his wife, Pearl (1528–1610), is located in the Old Jewish Cemetery of the Jewish quarter in Prague. A prominent scholar and kabbalist…
Places:
Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1609 and 1640
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This enameled glass beaker, belonging to the Polin Burial Society in Bohemia, is a fine example of the melding of Jewish and Bohemian art forms. It features painted figures carrying a body toward a…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Poleň (Polin), Holy Roman Empire
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1691