original height 60 cm. 23,62in. original width 80 cm.  31,50 in. original media Oil on Canvas , leather and various materials Original Painting SOLD -------------------------------------------------- Acquire an original painting or a high quality print. »»more information -----------------------

Si je t'oublie Jerusalem...

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Nostalgie, attestée plus d'un millier de fois dans la Bible comme dans le Talmud, marque les prières quotidiennes et festives pour culminer en une acmé d'espoir à la fin de la Haggadah de la Pâque par cette formule consacrée: "L'an prochain à Jérusalem." Certaines des plus poignantes expressions de ce sentiment furent composées par l'auteur des Psaumes: "Si je t'oublie jamais, Jérusalem, que ma droite m'oublie ! Que ma langue s'attache à mon palais, si je ne me souviens de toi, si je ne place Jérusalem au sommet de toutes mes joies". (137, 5-7).

If I forget thee O Jerusalem let my right hand be forgotten Let my tongue cleave to my palate if I do not remember you If I do not elevate Jerusalem to the head of all my joy         -Psalm 137 Inspirational symbolic painting  is a visual embodiment of the longing in each Jewish heart for the Holy City of Jerusalem. This is an original paint in mixed media presenting the text of the Psalm quoted above in relief, framed by depictions of devout men in contemplative prayer. The work is anchored by a stack of books representing the countless prayers and references in liturgy that express the undying desire of the Jewish People to return to their Holy City. The text itself is framed in an archway which introduces the only exterior illumination of the work and suggests the promise of redemption implicit in the devoted longing for return. The human figures occupy different planes in the composition and serve as testimony to the vast expanse of time through which the central theme has remained constant.

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