Topography in the Paintings Collection of the State Jewish Museum. I. The Prague Town Quarter Josefov About 1900
Topography in the Paintings Collection of the State Jewish Museum. I. The Prague Town Quarter Josefov About 1900
Author(s): Arno PaříkSubject(s): Jewish studies, Ethnohistory, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Židovské Muzeum v Praze
Keywords: State Jewish Museum; paintings; topography; Prague;
Summary/Abstract: The paper describes the Prague Jewish Town - Josefov, around 1900. It mentions the earliest pictures and photographs depicting the place such as the set of photographs taken by J. Eckert in the years 1896-1906 as well as artists depicting the Prague ghetto in their paintings, drawings and graphics (e.g. Adolf Kaspar, Jan Minařík, Antonín Slavíček, Adolf Kohn, and Hugo Steiner).
Journal: Judaica Bohemiae
- Issue Year: XVI/1980
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 124-139
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
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