The Lily Ketubah Canvas Print

This beautifully stylized Ketubah is an excellent example of Esther Newman-Cohen's particular artistic style. Inspired by the Bezalel School of Design of the early 20th century in Jerusalem, this Ketubah combines purity of color, line and form to create a poetic, romantic picture. As the poet John Keats wrote: "My lady's hand resembles a lily in fairness, purity or fragility." A timeless quote from the biblical Song of Songs creates a decorative border and emphasizes the flower theme: "As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters." Song of Songs, 2:2

The text is in both Hebrew and English and is based on the traditional text.
The ketubah arrives by post in a cardboard tube. It is a giclee print of the original work which was painted and written by hand.

Dr. Esther Newman-Cohen is a highly creative Israeli-based artist. She engages in a wide range of artistic activity, including drawing, painting and woodcarving. Her subjects range from abstracts to realistic portraits and landscapes, done in a variety of media - pencil, ink, aquarelle, pastel, acrylic and oil. She also designs ketubot, Jewish marriage contracts, many of which are also posted on Fine Art America. Over the past five years she has added wood sculptures to her repertoire. Her first solo exhibits took place in Jerusalem, at the Alliance Francaise in 1989: "The Women of Jerusalem," in 1992 at the Gerard Behar Theater: "Flowers and Landscapes of Jerusalem," and in 2008 at the Jerusalem Botanical Garden: "Flowers: A Love Story."...