Antique Bezalel Marbadiah carpet
ObjectnummerM2023/060
TitelAntique Bezalel Marbadiah carpet
VervaardigerBezalel Marbadiah
BeschrijvingAntique Bezalel Marbadiah, produced in Jerusalem, c. 1930. This wool pile on cotton warp carpet depicts the Tree of life within a prayer arch, flanked by columns. The Tree of life is referenced throughout various Jewish texts and is traditionally thought to have grown in the midst of the Garden of Eden.
Named after Bezalel ben Uri, the Biblical builder of the Tabernacle, the Bezalel Arts Academy was founded in Jerusalem by Boris Schatz in collaboration with Zionist pioneer, Theodore Hertzl. Their aim was to create a distinctly Jewish art form that fused European and Middle Eastern influences in a manner that authentically expressed the Jewish experience. The resulting body of work including paintings, etchings, sculpture, and leatherwork.
The Bezalel weaving workshops were the largest of all the Academy departments and became an independent commercial workshop, Marbadiah, that operated from 1920 until 1931. The majority of the rugs and carpets created in the workshop carry a woven signature in Hebrew and often feature a motif of a camel. The designs feature a unique blend of Judaic, Persian, Turkish and European influences with the workshop particularly renowned for their representations of Biblical sites, calligraphy and their incorporation of ancient motifs.
Named after Bezalel ben Uri, the Biblical builder of the Tabernacle, the Bezalel Arts Academy was founded in Jerusalem by Boris Schatz in collaboration with Zionist pioneer, Theodore Hertzl. Their aim was to create a distinctly Jewish art form that fused European and Middle Eastern influences in a manner that authentically expressed the Jewish experience. The resulting body of work including paintings, etchings, sculpture, and leatherwork.
The Bezalel weaving workshops were the largest of all the Academy departments and became an independent commercial workshop, Marbadiah, that operated from 1920 until 1931. The majority of the rugs and carpets created in the workshop carry a woven signature in Hebrew and often feature a motif of a camel. The designs feature a unique blend of Judaic, Persian, Turkish and European influences with the workshop particularly renowned for their representations of Biblical sites, calligraphy and their incorporation of ancient motifs.
Datum 1930 - 1930
Vervaardiging periode20th century
Objectnaamwall hangings
Formaat
- height: 146.00 cm
width: 100.00 cm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection. Donated by Freda Simons in memory of of the Voight, Nathan, and Mavis Simons family.