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'''Bezalel Narkiss''' ({{he| בצלאל נרקיס }}) was an [[Israeli]] art historian. He was awarded the [[Israel Prize]] for his contribution to the field of [[Jewish art]] in 1999.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4431144.ece Bezalel Narkiss: Jewish art historian]</ref>He was an expert in illuminated medieval and Renaissance manuscripts and the relationship between Christian and Jewish visual art. After the collapse of communism in Europe in l989, he took documenting the embarked on a project to document the [[synagogues]] in Europe, especially the few which survived totalitarian rule in Eastern Europe. <ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4431144.ece Bezalel Narkiss: Jewish art historian]</ref> |
'''Bezalel Narkiss''' (1926–2008) ({{he| בצלאל נרקיס }}) was an [[Israeli]] art historian. He was awarded the [[Israel Prize]] for his contribution to the field of [[Jewish art]] in 1999.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4431144.ece Bezalel Narkiss: Jewish art historian]</ref>He was an expert in illuminated medieval and Renaissance manuscripts and the relationship between Christian and Jewish visual art. After the collapse of communism in Europe in l989, he took documenting the embarked on a project to document the [[synagogues]] in Europe, especially the few which survived totalitarian rule in Eastern Europe. <ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4431144.ece Bezalel Narkiss: Jewish art historian]</ref> |
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Narkiss was the Nicolas Landau Professor of Art History at the [[Hebrew University]], where he taught since 1964. In 1979, he created the Jerusalem Index of Jewish Art to document endangered Jewish art and architecture. <ref>[http://www.bib-arch.org/news/narkiss-obit.asp Bezalel Narkiss (1926–2008), Biblical Archaeology Review]</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:22, 12 September 2011
Bezalel Narkiss (1926–2008) (Hebrew: בצלאל נרקיס) was an Israeli art historian. He was awarded the Israel Prize for his contribution to the field of Jewish art in 1999.[1]He was an expert in illuminated medieval and Renaissance manuscripts and the relationship between Christian and Jewish visual art. After the collapse of communism in Europe in l989, he took documenting the embarked on a project to document the synagogues in Europe, especially the few which survived totalitarian rule in Eastern Europe. [2]
Narkiss was the Nicolas Landau Professor of Art History at the Hebrew University, where he taught since 1964. In 1979, he created the Jerusalem Index of Jewish Art to document endangered Jewish art and architecture. [3]