TheiconographyandubiquityofJudaisminRenaissanceartThisimportantbookrecountsanextraordinaryintellectualhistory:theactiveparticipationoftheJews,whohavelivedinItalysinceRomantimes,intheRenaissance.Documentinganageofartisticturmoilandthefactionsofthecity-states,TheRenaissanceSpeaksHebrewbringstogethersomeofthemasterpiecesofartinwhichtheHebrewlanguageoccupiesacentralplaceandJudaismisasourceofinspirationandasymbolofwisdom.TheseincludetheworksofMantegna,Carpaccio,MazzolinoandSassetta.Alongsidetheseencountersandmutualinfluences,theessaysinthisvolumeexploreconflicts,controversiesanddiscrimination,makingtheclaimthatthereisnoItalianRenaissancewithoutJudaismandnoItalianJewrywithouttheRenaissance.
