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Among the earliest images I created were reflections of the synagogue fresco series from Dura Europos, dated ca. 235 C.E and discovered in 1932 that depicted around the Torah niche the Akeida; Abraham, Isaac, the ram and a figure in a tent doorway. Our tradition of Jewish art begins with Dura Europos.
Additional Texts:
Richard McBee’s Akedah Series: Reimagining and Reconfiguring Jewish Art by Matthew Baigell
![Akeida 48" x 48"](/images/igallery/resized/201-300/1987Akeida__48_x_48_relief-228-500-500-100.jpg "Akeida 48" x 48"")
![Akeida Dura 24" x 18"](/images/igallery/resized/201-300/1995Akeida_Dura__24_x_18-229-500-500-100.jpg "Akeida Dura 24" x 18"")
![Dura Akeida 20" x 16"](/images/igallery/resized/201-300/1996Dura_Akeida__20_x_16-230-500-500-100.jpg "Dura Akeida 20" x 16"")
![Sarah at the Tent Door 40" x 30"](/images/igallery/resized/201-300/1996Sarah_at_the_Tent_Door__40_x_30-231-500-500-100.jpg "Sarah at the Tent Door 40" x 30"")
![The Angel 36" x 24"](/images/igallery/resized/201-300/1996The_Angel__36_x_24-232-500-500-100.jpg "The Angel 36" x 24"")
![Isaac Abraham Sarah 84" x 84"](/images/igallery/resized/201-300/2002Isaac_Abraham_Sarah__84_x_84-233-500-500-100.jpg "Isaac Abraham Sarah 84" x 84"")
