Plünderung der Iudengassen zu Franckfurt am Main den 22 Augusti 1614 / Auszug der Iuden den 23. Augusti [plundering of the Jewish streets in Frankfurt am Main on 22nd August 1614 / Jews leaving on 23rd August]. [Engraving by or after Georg Keller]. [Germany, ca. 1616–1617]. German.
Double engraving, depicting two scenes: to the left the violent raid on the Jewish quarter of Frankfurt am Main on 22nd August 1614, during the course of the uprising of the guilds led by Fettmilch; to the right the Jews leaving Frankfurt on the 23rd August (the Jews are seen wearing the same distinctive round badge on their clothing, some of the figures are seen exclaiming sorrowfully: "O wey" and "leider o leider").
In 1614, Vinzenz Fettmilch, a German baker from Frankfurt am Main, led the uprising of the guilds against his city's institutions. The uprising developed into a raid on the Jewish quarter, in the course of which Jewish homes were looted. As a result, the Jews were forced to leave the city. After the intervention of Emperor Matthias, Fettmilch was imprisoned, and in February 1616 he was executed in one of the city's squares. The Jews of Frankurt am Main were allowed to return to their homes, and the day of their return was declared a holiday called the "Frankfurt Purim" or "Vinz Purim". See item no. 231.
Engraving: 33.5X21.5 cm; leaf: 36.5X24.5 cm. Good condition. Minor tears, professionally restored. Some stains and creases. Paper residue on verso.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, 117.011.020.
Rare.
