HEBREW SCRIPT IN ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART (REMOTE)

Sacred images in the Italian Renaissance art burst with Hebrew inscriptions. Whether in the hems of garments of Jewish figures or on slips of paper, the presence of Hebrew is abundant. Join us to explore famous and rare paintings of the Italian Renaissance with Hebrew script. Within Renaissance imagery, Hebrew ranged from a sacred script, erudition, and an anti-Jewish marker of exclusion. Exploring the breadth of Hebrew script and pseudo-script in Renaissance Italian art, this class delves into the Hebrew script depicted within the specific theological and historical contexts of early modern Europe.