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

(VERRE ÉGLOMISÉ).

(Austrian, early 20th century)

Gold leaf and paint on glass.

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.