Resumen de Humor and Criticism: Christian-Secular and Jewish Art of the Fourteenth Century
The writer examines the relation between Jewish and Christian-secular art in the 14th century. From the end of the 12th century, Hebrew illuminated manuscripts produced for religious purposes were designed and written by Jewish scribes, and illuminated in urban workshops by Christian artists carefully instructed by the Jewish patron or the scribe. This meant that Jewish patrons and scribes came into direct contact with religious Christian iconography as well as with secular scenes and elements, whose influence on Jewish art was particularly felt in the first half of the 14th century. Examination of Hebrew illuminated prayer books from the cultural area of southern Germany, which were commissioned by affluent Jewish patrons for public use in the synagogue services, demonstrates not only Jewish dependence on secular models but also a shared tendency by both Jewish and Christian art toward a similar dialog with Christian iconography.
