Bezalel Narkiss
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Bezalel Narkiss was an Israeli
art historian. He was awarded the Israel Prize
for his contribution to the field of Jewish art in 1999.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.
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.
Narkiss was a visiting professor at New York University
’s Institute of Fine Arts, Brown University
and Princeton University
. In addition to his teaching positions, he was art editor of the Masada Press (1963—1975) and Encyclopaedia Judaica
. He was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Jewish Art in 1974—1986.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
art historian. He was awarded the Israel Prize
Israel Prize
The Israel Prize is an award handed out by the State of Israel and is largely regarded as the state's highest honor. It is presented annually, on Israeli Independence Day, in a state ceremony in Jerusalem, in the presence of the President, the Prime Minister, the Knesset chairperson, and the...
for his contribution to the field of Jewish art in 1999.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.
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.
Narkiss was a visiting professor at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
’s Institute of Fine Arts, Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
and Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
. In addition to his teaching positions, he was art editor of the Masada Press (1963—1975) and Encyclopaedia Judaica
Encyclopaedia Judaica
The Encyclopaedia Judaica is a 26-volume English-language encyclopedia of the Jewish people and their faith, Judaism. It covers diverse areas of the Jewish world and civilization, including Jewish history of all eras, culture, holidays, language, scripture, and religious teachings...
. He was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Jewish Art in 1974—1986.