Alexandr Putík.

Prague, Czech Republic, 2009. 513 pp., illustrations: 398 col., 29 × 23 cm. English.

9788020017758

Jewish Museum in Prague (5 August–8 November 2009)

Monumental survey of the life and works of the Maharal (Judah Loew ben Bezalel), and his image in the eyes of contemporaries and succeeding generations. 14 essays on: the Maharal’s genealogy and biography (Alexandr Putík), the history of Prague and the ghetto during his time (Vít Vlnas, Arno Pařík), Kabbalah (Ivo Purš), the Golem in literature, art and theater (Arno Pařík), Šaloun’s sculpture of the Maharal (Petr Wittlich), etc. List of exhibits according to medium, including several that once belonged to the Maharal himself. Detailed entries. 157 items.

The exhibition commemorated the 400th anniversary of the Maharal’s death.

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
GOLEM
KABBALAH
MAHARAL
PAINTINGS
PHOTOGRAPHS
PORTRAITS, RABBIS
PRAGUE
PRINTED BOOKS
PRINTS
RABBIS
SYNAGOGUES

Aleph-Bet books/sheets
Amulets
Bohemian glass
Book illustration
Cemeteries, Czech Republic
Cemeteries, Prague
Clocks/Watches
Czech Republic
Drawings/Sketches
Ex Libris
Flags, individuals/families
Hanukkah lamps
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th C
Hevra Kadisha painted panels
Hevra Kadisha tzedakah boxes
Historical documents
Historical photographs
Homes/Residences, Jewish
Kabbalah, Christian
Kiddush cups
Maps, Holy Land
Medals
Paintings, biblical images
Paintings, cemeteries
Paintings, synagogues
Pesach trays
Portraits
Postcards
Prints, cemeteries
Prints, synagogues
Sculpture
Synagogue banners
Synagogues, Czech Republic
Synagogues, Prague
Theater
Tombstones, medieval
Tombstones, Prague
Torah Ark curtains
Torah mantles
Woodcuts

Exhibition flyer, 2 col. illus., 21 × 10 cm; Exhibition leaflet with introductory texts, 6 pp., 7 col. illus., 21 × 10 cm. Czech and English.