Die Alt-Neuschule Prag. Captioned at base in German and Hebrew.

Depicts the famed Gothic entranceway of the “Old New” Shule in Prague, Europe’s oldest synagogue built in 1270. The tympanum features a loose depiction of the Tree of Life. Although the synagogue was built in a style most often associated with cathedral architecture, several design elements have been altered to avoid a correlation to anything Christian, for example the use of five-rib vaulting opposed to the usual four or six. <<A most attractive example of Verre Eglomise of Judaic content.>>