Izso Koves (1853-1917), a Hungarian-born artist of Jewish origin, had a particular interest in portraying scenes of Jewish history: Spinoza before his judges; the Tortosa debate (the famous Jewish-Christian disputation in early 15th-century Spain); and a canvas integrating Hungarian and Jewish history, The Jews of Buda before King Matthias, which depicts a Jewish delegation joining the procession to meet Matthias and his queen, Beatrix of Aragon, on their return to the city following their marriage in 1476.
An edition of Studies in Contemporary Jewry: Volume XIX: Jews and the State
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Studies in Contemporary Jewry: Volume XIX: Jews and the State
Dangerous Alliances and the Perils of Privilege (Studies in Contemporary Jewry, 19)
by Ezra Mendelsohn
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"Izso Koves (1853-1917), a Hungarian-born artist of Jewish origin, had a particular interest in portraying scenes of Jewish history: Spinoza before his judges; the Tortosa debate (the famous Jewish-Christian disputation in early 15th-century Spain); and a canvas integrating Hungarian and Jewish history, The Jews of Buda before King Matthias, which depicts a Jewish delegation joining the procession to meet Matthias and his queen, Beatrix of Aragon, on their return to the city following their marriage in 1476."
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