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In this important painting of 1942, Emmanuel Levy used Christ as a martyr or symbol for the suffering of the Jews in his own protest against the tragedy of the Holocaust in mainland Europe. Since the nineteenth century, Jewish artists have used Christ as a Jewish symbol, sometimes as a preacher, a scholar, a mystical visitor or a victim of modern anti-Semitism. In this bleak expression of despair, Levy combined Jewish and Christian imagery, presenting Christ as an orthodox Jew with his Tallit (or prayer shawl) and praying phylacteries. The label ‘Jude’ in blood red above him and the rows of white crosses (traditionally marking Christian graves) symbolise the many Jews who were being killed at the time the work was painted. Emmanuel Levy studied in his native Manchester, in London and in Paris.
Ben Uri Gallery & Museum
London
Title
Crucifixion
Date
1942
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 102 x W 78 cm
Accession number
2004-2
Acquisition method
purchased at Bonhams, 2004
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
Emmanuel Levy 1942
Ben Uri Gallery & Museum
108a Boundary Road, St John's Wood, London, Greater London NW8 0RH England
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