Star of David Art - Exhibition in Paris

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The Star of David Art Exhibition took place in the

Salon d'Art Contemporain Paris

at the  Bnai Brit Convention

on 3 june 2012

Curator: Babylone El-Baze

Place: Salon Catherine Max Paris

 List of exhibitors in the Bnai Brit Convention and among them

(on the right of the first line - Babylone)

Works:

Woman With Oranges by George-Tooker

Tilework  with Stars of David in an endless pattern as background in

Woman With Oranges by George-Tooker (1920-2011)  

http://www.dcmooregallery.com/artists/george-tooker

Painted in Spain in 1977

Thanks to Yosef 22 Adar for referring me to this work of art

Star of David on a Seal Stamp from Bavaria

Pictures are courtesy of Mike Espenschied (c), a metal detectorist in Bavaria, Germany. He recently found a wax seal stamp dating to the 1300-1400s with the Star of David and possibly a swan, phoenix or maybe a dragon as the image on the stamp. It may be related to beer breweries in his local area. Readers who want to help Mike Espenschied to learn more about the seal are invited to comment at the bottom of this post.

About the connection to beer breweries see my article

Paddle Boat Steamer 1866

Huge Star  of David on a Paddle Boat Steamer 

1866 

Albany, New York

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 Courtesy of Stephanie Comfort

(c) 

2012

Roman Mosaic at Stabia

Black and White Roman Mosaic at Villa Arianna, Stabia

Dating to the 1st Century C.E. at the latest,
 since this small port town near Pompeii 

was also destroyed by volcanic ashes in 79 C.E.

In Pompeii there are many mosaics with six pointed stars from the same period

See:

http://zeevgoldmann.blogspot.com/2008/08/xi-italian-mosaic-floors-with-davids.html 

Picture courtesy of Mark Mansfield (c)

See original:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mm38/3083095732/

Knot Art

Six pointed stars in Girih (Knot Art ) at the

Mustansiriya Madrasah, Baghdad, Iraq, 1227

CC Picture from Wikipedia entry: Mustansiriya Madrasah

Girih (meaning knot in Persian) is the name of geometric interlacing patterns in Islamic decorative art that can be considered as a type of arabesque. Researchers assume that Girih was influenced by Roman knot patterns dating back to the 2nd century C.E.

 Roman knot pattern (Solomon's Knot) from Aquileia Basilica 

CC Picture from Wikipedia entry: Solomon's Knot [1]

Six pointed stars are seen often times in Girih. One of the first examples of Girih is at the Mustansiriya Madrasah in Baghdad, Iraq (see picture above). Other early examples are found at the Umayyad Mosque (709–715) in Damascus, Syria (in window screens) and at Khirbat al-Mafjar in Jericho (c.730)-  in window grills with curved lines. Girih appears frequently also in Moghul art.

Geometry or mathematics may explain the composition and the basic meaning of symbols like stars with 5 ,6 ,8 points, but their interlacing seems to be influenced by previous knot art. 

Interlaced Pentagram in Capernaum, Israel

Courtesy of Gabi Goldman

Interlaced Octagram in East Jerusalem, Israel

Photographer: Ze'ev Barkan

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[1] Solomon's Knot is called in Latin Sigillum Salomonis, meaning literally "seal of Solomon". This name was ascribed sometimes also to the 5 or 6 pointed stars. Lois Rose Rose in her book Seeing Solomon's Knot (2005, ISBN 097776700-0) claims that examples of Solomon's Knot are dated back to 30000 B.C.E. 

Sikh Star

 Six pointed stars pattern on the pavement in front of 

 Amritsar Golden Temple, Punjab, India

the spiritual and cultural center for the Sikh religion

Built in 1604

Rebuilt in 1764