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Lot 584
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Subject: Jerusalem, Holy Land
Date: 1780 (circa)
Publication: Collection des Prospects
Condition: B+
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Color: hand color
Size: 16.5 x 11 inches
42.0 x 28.0 cm
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A lovely view of Jerusalem illustrating Sukkot - also known as Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of Booths. Sukkot is an important Jewish holiday and one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals, known as the Shlosha Regalime. The sukkah represents the fragile dwellings in which the ancient Israelites dwelt during their wandering in the desert after the Exodus. Throughout the holiday the sukkah becomes the living area of the house where meals are taken, and these festivities are vividly portrayed in this view.
Dark impression and with strong original color. There is soil and a small hole in the margins.
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