RitualXVIe-XVIIIe siècle
Carved Wooden Holy Ark (Aron Kodesh) from Italy
Enrich the Great Bookארון קודש מעץ מגולף מאיטליה
Description
Monumental cabinet housing the Torah scrolls, set against the synagogue's eastern wall. Italian cabinetmakers turned it into a veritable baroque altarpiece, with twisted columns, broken pediments and abundant gilding, sometimes crowned by the Tablets of the Law. The carved doors open onto a fabric-lined interior; an engraved inscription dedicates the whole.
Features
- Material
- Bois sculpté, doré et peint
- Provenance
- Italie (Venise, Mantoue, Ferrare)