Two Marriage Agreements between Mosè Caravaglio and Diana Caravaglio (watercolour ink on paper)

Two Marriage Agreements between Mosè Caravaglio and Diana Caravaglio, by unknown artist, watercolour ink on paper Whole artwork view. Jewish wedding contracts, also known as Ketubot, which in the most important and blooming communities, like the Venetian one, used to regulate the brides' duties and were richly illustrated; in this document, the text written in Hebrew is framed bytwo columns with polychrome plynths and Corinthian capitals, supporting an imposing crowning element, flanked by two buttresses lions; at both sides of the manuscript, the decoration is enriched with two vertical strips decorated with recurring floral morifs. are inserted under two arcades supported by two spiral columns; the decorative frame, composed of coat of arms and zodiacal signs within tondi, also includes the representation of a city dominated by an octagonal temple. Italy, Veneto, Venice, Civic Museum of Venice, Library of Venetian Art and History.