Moorish star of David

From Aljafería Palace, 11th century C.E., Spain

Courtesy of Juan Antonio Capo from flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/juan-antonio-capo/4763216634/

Christian Star of David in Viktor Vasnetsov's God of Hosts

God of hosts

by

Russian Painter

Viktor Vasnetsov

 from 1896

Thanks to Serge Eisen for referring me to this painting
and for the following comment:
the Russian name of the painting is “Бог Саваоф”  where Savaof is actually Sabaoth or צבאות in Hebrew.

Antisemitic Cartoon portraying Churchill as an octopus

Star of David in an antisemitic cartoon by Josef Plank (Circa 1938) portraying Churchill as an octopus strangling the world, blaming him for being part of "The Jewish conspiracy to rule the world". 

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:OctopusNAS1.jpg

Hidden Star of David in Canadian Stamps

  Star of David appears in the 10c and 15c Canadian Stamps from 1971, Christmas issues, designed by Miss Lisl Levinsohn, of Toronto

Cortesy of Andrew Liptak, Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Read about the interesting history of these stamps on

http://postalhistorycorner.blogspot.ca/2013/09/secret-images.html

Star of David in Dung Gate Jerusalem

Star of David in Dung Gate Jerusalem
See More on
http://star-of-david.blogspot.co.il/2010/08/star-of-david-on-wall-of-jerusalems-old.html

BUTTERFLY STAR OF DAVID

BUTTERFLY STAR OF DAVID

mixed media works

(c)
Judith Weinshall Liberman

Karl Fabergé Frame

 Tim Richman Gadoffre is researching into the six pointed star in the work of Russian jeweller Karl Fabergé (1846-1920). Tim sent me this image bearing  workmaster's marks for Mikhaïl Perkhin and explains that this frame references Russian Orthodox Christian symbolism, of two interlocking triangles. The triangle itself represents the Holy Trinity: God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. 

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Phototographer: Katherine Wetzel - Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (c).
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P.S from 9-10-2013

I am sending you a slide with a pair of similar Fabergé Star of David frames, this time by Mikhaïl Perkhin, to follow the photo of the frame I sent you a while ago which is in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Bequest of Lillian Thomas Pratt.

The former was purchased on December 3, 1896 by Tsar Nicholas II, and contained a photo of his second daughter Grand Duchess Tatiana.

It was a cherished possession, and was among the Tsar's belongings taken to the "House of Special Purpose" in Ekaterinburg in April 1918.

The frame on the right hand side of my new slide, attached, has interesting Provenance, suggesting that in this instance. 

This Star of David frame was purchased by a Jewish merchant, Boris Leibowitz for his wife née Berch.

By comparing two similar six pointed frames by Fabergé, we can deduce that the Star of David motif resonated strongly with both the Russian Orthodox and Russian Jewish communities of Russia at the end of the 19th Century and early 20th Century. I find it inspiring that the Star of David should be a unifying theme between cultures. These frames give us tangible examples of the enduring and unifying appeal of Sacred Geometry.

With my warmest wishes, 

Tim