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    Artist

  • Schweyer, Jeremias Paul, 1754-1813, artist

    • Title

  • View of the Judengasse in Frankfurt-am-Main after the fire (of January 14, 1711)

    • Other Title(s)

  • Ansicht der Judengasse in Franckfurt am Main nach dem Brandt (vom 14. Januar 1711)

  • Physical Description

    1 print : etching ; 6" x 8" ; 15.3 x 21 cm

  • Date

    1796

  • Place of Publication

    Frankfurt

  • Publisher

    J.P. Döring

  • Summary

    Ruins of a large urban area surrounded by buildings labelled with numbers. Jewish buildings in Frankfurt Jewish ghetto. Caption across bottom: A bird's eye view of the Jewish sector showing l.) Gate, 2.) Synagogue, 3.) Jewish wall. 4.) New brewery. 5.) Windmill. 6.) Vending stalls.

  • Subject

    Synagogues

  • Place

    Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

  • Genre

    Cityscapes

  • Medium

    Etchings; Prints

  • Accession Number

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Biographical/Historical Information

This print depicts the Jewish Ghetto of Frankfurt after a disastrous fire in 1711, known as the Great Ghetto Fire of 1711. Four people died and many valuable items were lost, in addition to several buildings and the synagogue that burned down.

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Citation

Schweyer, Jeremias Paul: View of the Judengasse in Frankfurt-am-Main after the fire (of January 14, 1711), Leo Baeck Institute, 80.229a.