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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/360/366-156.jpg
Title	Synagogue [house-synagogue], Dura-Europos, Syria, interior view, with mural paintings of Old Testament themes.
Date	245-256?
Cultural Context	Ancient Roman Roman Syrian Middle Eastern Near Eastern
Style/Period	Roman (ancient Italian style) Imperial (Roman) Late Antique
Theme	Architecture (object genre) Synagogues Religious buildings Buildings Ceremonial structures Interior views Interior walls Walls Mural paintings (visual works) Paintings (visual works) Panels (ornament areas) Religious art Narratives (document genres) Narrative (artistic device) Narrative cycles Storytelling Judaism Bible stories Bible Scenes (depictions) Figurative art Figures (representations) Men (male humans) Prophets Religious (people) Kings (people) Rulers (people) Leaders (people) Royalty Monarchs Brothers Siblings Families Women Princesses Mothers Parents Infants Boys Children (people by age group) Youth Sons Servants Domestics Working class Workers Social classes Nudes (representations) Nudity Gesture Costume (mode of fashion) Togas Headcloths (headgear) Headgear Animals Domestic animals Rivers Bodies of water Architectural elements Niches Reconstructions (visual works) Replicas
Subject	Architecture Synagogues Religious facilities Buildings Interiors Walls Murals Paintings Tempera paintings Storytelling Judaism Biblical events Men Prophets Kings Rulers People associated with religion People associated with politics & government Families Women Princesses Mothers Infants Boys Children Youth Servants Women domestics Working class Social classes Nudes Clothing & dress Gestures Lifting & carrying Animals Architectural elements Niches Reconstructions
Description	Replica in Museum of the Diaspora, Tel Aviv.
People Pictured	Samuel (Biblical judge) David, King of Israel Moses (Biblical leader)
Location Depicted	Dura-Europos (Extinct city) Syria Middle East Near East Nile River Egypt
Material	Tempera on plaster Tempera Plaster Water-base paint Paint
Technique	Painting (image-making) Mural painting (activity)
Work Type	Architecture Synagogues Religious facilities Buildings Murals Mural paintings (visual works) Paintings Reconstructions
Repository	Beth Hatefutsoth [Beit Hatfutsot, Diaspora Museum], Nahum Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Source	Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2007. (fig.17-21, p.260)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: © Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 366-156.jpg
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