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           Jews at the Last Judgement, fragment of the external fresco in the Voronets monastery, Romania (Bukovina), 16 c. 

       Photograph: Ilia Lurie, 2022.

The collective depiction of Jews, along with representatives of other non-Orthodox peoples - Turks, Armenians, Saracens and Western Catholics – at the Last Judgment was a common motif in Orthodox church painting in the Middle Ages. It also appears on the frescoes of Moldavian monasteries in Southern Bukovina. This motif originates from the Byzantine canon and is not a depiction of the actual Jewish inhabitants of the region. Rather, it demonstrates the stereotypical perception of Jews as dangerous aliens, exotic unbelievers who came from the East.

Kind	Image
Region	Bukovina

       Time Period(s) 
       Before 1772

       Topics

• Jews and Their Surrounding

       Image ID: 1.1.1-Settlement-5