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Illustrations to Song of Songs (4:1–6)
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There have traditionally been two different interpretations of the biblical Song of Songs. It can be read as an erotic love poem or as a poem of yearning for the Land of Israel. Ze’ev Raban’s…

Contributor:

Ze’ev Raban

Places:

Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

1911–1918

Subjects:

Art, Bible, Sex, Sexuality, Animals

Categories:

Print & book culture, Cartooning & graphic art
Illustration of nude woman embraced by clothed, turbaned man, surrounded by border of geometric shapes, animals, cityscapes, and plants, and Hebrew text on the bottom.
Akedah Story
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The caption on the top image reads: The binding of Isaac [is] today; remember his seed with mercy. The top labels, right to left: Abraham; Isaac; angel; fire; ram. The caption in the middle picture…

Contributor:

Moshe Mizrachi

Places:

Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

1913

Subjects:

Art, Bible, Angels, demons & deities

Categories:

Cartooning & graphic art
Illustration in three horizontal panels, with Hebrew text running along the border and labeling the illustrations, which include two figures, an angel, fire, and ram at top of page; donkey, trees, and several figures in the center; and two figures in front of a line of ten camels at the bottom.