Der Juedische Kipper und Wechsler [“The Kippur Jew and the Money-Changer.”]

AUCTION 23 | Tuesday, March 30th, 2004 at 1:00

Hebrew Printed Books & Manuscripts from The Rare Book Room of the Jews College Library, London The Third Portion

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Lot 34

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Der Juedische Kipper und Wechsler [“The Kippur Jew and the Money-Changer.”]

Copper engraving. A stereotypical representation of a Jew standing atop a lobster.The Jew is linked by his arms to two cables, the female figure of “Greed” pulls him to the to the right and that of “Fairness” pulls him to the left. Three-columned text below 11.5 x 15 inches

Germany: 1622

Est: $1,500 - $2,000

PRICE REALIZED $1,500

Satiric allegory of the supposed dishonesty of the Jew in his role as moneylender. See E. Fuchs, Die Juden in der Karikatur (1921) p. 27. Not in Rubens