Painting

Name/Title

Painting

Entry/Object ID

K_0535

Tags

art around building

Description

See file for complete Sotheby's description. Depicting a Seder. Inscription at lower right, translated as "This is the bread of affliction," is taken from the beginning of the Seder. Inscription along lower edge, "When Israel went forth from Egypt," is taken from Psalm 114:1, recited at Seder and illustrated in the bottom left panel, where the exodus from Egypt is illustrated by Egyptians chasing the Israelites on horseback.

Made/Created

Artist

Moshe Castel

Place

Country

Israel

Region

Middle East

Continent

Asia

Notes

Date made: 20th century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

Signed Castel lower right, inscribed in Hebrew (lower center and in bottom R panel); signed again on back

Dimensions

Height

27-1/2 in

Width

35-1/4 in

Material

Oil, canvas