Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

The Jewish Patrons of Venice
(120 words)

Author & Curator

Sharon J. Makover.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 1985. Booklet, 16 pp., illustrations: 13 b&w, 28 × 21.5 cm. English.

Location

Jewish Museum New York (15 March–29 September 1985)

Description

Exceptional works of ceremonial art commissioned by Venetian Jews, demonstrating how they participated in and contributed to Venice’s rich artistic culture during the 17th and 18th Centuries. Brief introduction to the “Golden Age of Jewish Venice” by Sharon J. Makover. Descriptive entries. 58 items.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
PATRONAGE
SYNAGOGUE TEXTILES
SYNAGOGUES
TORAH ORNAMENTS
VENICE

minor keywords

Amulets
Besamim
Book bindings
Coats of Arms
Haggadot
Hanukkah lamps
Hevra Kadisha
Historical documents
Italy
Keter Torah
Ketubbot
Ner Tamid
Portraits
Printed books
Prints, Jewish customs & ceremonies
Reader’s desk covers
Rimmonim
Scrolls of Esther, cases
Scrolls of Esther, engraved borders
Scrolls of Esther, illuminated
Sukkah decorations
Synagogues, Italy
Synagogues, Venice
Tefillin bags
Tombstones, Italy
Torah Ark curtains
Torah Arks
Torah binders, Italian
Torah mantles
Wedding rings

Cite this page
“The Jewish Patrons of Venice”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 25 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0832>
First published online: 2019



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