Sabbath Anfang / Beginning of the Sabbath – Antique Wall Art
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Step back in time with Sabbath Anfang / Beginning of the Sabbath, a historic image rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Sabbath Anfang / Beginning of the Sabbath
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Its title, Sabbath Anfang, with the English "Beginning of the Sabbath" beside it, points to a German-speaking origin and a subject chosen for its ritual moment: the start of the Sabbath at sundown on Friday. Scenes of this kind, often showing a woman lighting candles and a household gathering for the evening meal, were popular in 19th-century German-Jewish art, when painters increasingly depicted domestic Jewish life for both Jewish and non-Jewish viewers. The lit candles and the quiet, expectant poses express the rest and devotion that set the day apart. The picture turns an ordinary household routine into a ceremony.
| Original scan | 6,755 × 8,257 px · prints to 23 × 28 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 03031u sabbath |
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