Jewish art

Jewish art encompasses visual works created by Jewish artists or expressing Jewish religious, cultural, and historical themes.

The term covers ritual objects like menorahs and Torah scrolls, synagogue architecture, manuscript illumination, and modern fine art engaging with Jewish identity or experience.

Because Judaism historically discouraged graven images, Jewish art developed distinctive approaches to abstraction, decoration, and text-based imagery.

The boundaries remain debated—some define it by the artist's identity, others by subject matter or religious function.