This illustration from the Easter Haggadah, a manuscript created in Barcelona in 1340, depicts a Jewish family gathered around the Seder table for the Passover holiday. The atmosphere of the scene is full of symbolism: traditional food, glasses of wine, and Haggadahs in hand.
The manuscript is a striking example of medieval Jewish art in Spain, when Catalan Jewry flourished culturally and intellectually. This page not only preserves religious memory, but also speaks to us across the centuries as an image of spiritual unity, tradition, and beauty.
