extremely rare antique view of the old Jewish cemetery in Praque, one of most famous cemeteries in Europe. The Old Jewish Cemetery lies in the Josefov, the Jewish Quarter of Praque, in the Czech republic. It was in use from the early 15th century (the oldest preserved tombstone, the one of Avigdor Kara, dates back to 1439) until 1787. Its ancestor was a cemetery called "The Jewish Garden", which was found in archaeological excavations under the Vladislavova street, New town. The numbers of grave stones and numbers of people buried there are uncertain, because there are layers of tombs. However, it has been estimated that there are approximately 12,000 tombstones presently visible and there may be as many as 100,000 burials in all. The most important personalities buried in the Old Jewish Cemetery are Yehuda ben Bezalel known as the Maharal Rabbi Löw (died 1609), Mordechai Maisel (d.1601), David Gans (d. 1613) and david oppenheim (d.1736). It is not clear when exactly the cemetery was founded. This has been the subject of discussion of many scholars, some claiming the cemetery to be over 1000 years older than the accepted date, which is the first half of the 15th century. The oldest grave belongs to the Prague rabbi and poet Avigdor Kara from 1439. It was founded by the king Ottokar II of Bohemia. According to halakhah, Jews must not destroy Jewish graves and in particular it is not allowed to remove the tombstone. This meant that when the cemetery ran out of space and purchasing extra land was impossible, more layers of soil were placed on the existing graves, the old tombstones taken out and placed upon the new layer of soil. This explains why the tombstones in the cemetery are placed so closely to each other. This resulted in the cemetery having 12 layers of graves.The author of this rare painting, renown Austrian landscape painter and traveller Hubert Sattler (1817-1904) recieved his ackowledge for panoramic views from his travells around europe, Asia Minor,North Africa and North Amerika. He studied by his father Johann Michael Sattler, later by emil jacob schindle at the Viennese Fine Arts Academy. in 1897 he became honore citizen of city Salzburg. His travel views arrive high results by the international auctions. For exemple, "View of Jerusalem from the mount of Olives",36 x 62 cm, arrived by Sotheby´s London on 11.24. 2009 high 57000 US$; "A Panoramic view of Constantinople",77x100 cm by Sothebys london on 30. Mai 2008 - 110 000 US$; "Bathing in the Bosphorus", 74x100 cm by Sotheby´s London on 18. November 2003 - 71000 US$.

Literature : Prof.H.Fuchs " Die Österreichischen Maler", Vienna, 1975.

Inscription: signed with famous artists monogram lower lower middle.

Technique: oil on canvas, luxuriousy original period gold-plated frame

Measurements: each unframed w 10 3/4" x 8 3/4" (27 x 22 cm); framed w 19 1/4" x 17 1/4" (49 x 44 cm).

Condition: painting and frame are in very good condition