Img. ID: 1425
Modern Jewish Art  

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Second illustration. The picture illustrates part of the Story of Ruth. 1:16. It depicts Naomi in a gray gown, and a blue head cover, leaning on Ruth's shoulder. Naomi is holding a stick in her right hand and a package in the left one. Ruth, wearing a blue robe with a red shawl on her hips and a green shawl on her head, is carrying a big package on her head, supported by her right hand. She is holding her old mother-in-law with her left hand. They are on the way from Moab to Bethlehem. A city with 2 palm trees is at the far background. A figure is walking behind them. They are standing in a green field with flowers, at the foreground. 3 birds are flying in the pink sky. Above the picture a quotation from the Story of Ruth 1:16 is written in red, block Hebrew letters on a green background. It says: "For whither thou goest I will go and where thou lodges I will lodge". "באשר תלכי אלך ובאשר תליני אלין" On each side of the picture a column of symbols in silver is depicted on a red background: flowers, wheat, harp, pomegranate, etc. At the frame buttom a figure is standing with a deer, behind a tree. A peacock is standing on a branch of the tree on the left. On each side of the figure 2 interweaving deer are lying on a hill. Aside each hill is a tree.