Simon bar Kokhba (sculpture)

1905 scuplture by Enoch Hendryk Glicenstein

Simon bar Kokhba is a bronze sculpture of the Jewish historical figure Simon bar Kokhba, created by Enoch Hendryk Glicenstein in 1905.^[1] In alignment with other portrayals of bar Kokhba at the turn of the century, the sculpture presents the man as a muscular symbol of strength.^[2] The sculpture is in the collection of the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv, Israel.^[3]

The sculptor presents the Jewish leader as a athlete. The subject is the modern vision of the ‘muscular Jew’.^[4]

References

1. "3 Sculptures in eretz israel museum, 1905 statues Images: PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Search". PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
2. Powell, Lindsay (2017-07-27). The Bar Kokhba War AD 132–136: The last Jewish revolt against Imperial Rome. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-4728-1800-3.
3. "Shimon Bar Kokhba Exhibit – Eretz Israel Museum". Israel and You. 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
4. followinghadrian (2021-11-17). ""Bar Kokhba: The Jew Who Defied Hadrian and Challenged the Might of Rome" by Lindsay Powell FOLLOWING HADRIAN". FOLLOWING HADRIAN. Retrieved 2024-03-06.