The Jew in the Art of the Italian Renaissance

The Jew in the Art of the Italian Renaissance PDF Author: Dana E. Katz
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812240855
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Book Description
Dana E. Katz reveals how Italian Renaissance painting became part of a policy of tolerance that deflected violence from the real world onto a symbolic world. While the rulers upheld toleration legislation governing Christian-Jewish relations, they simultaneously supported artistic commissions that perpetuated violence against Jews.