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This brutally realistic piece evokes the inquisitional dungeons, where Jews were interrogated (occasionally under torture), and sentenced to a variety punishments ranging from terms of penitential service to imprisonment, as well as “relaxation,” that is, death. Of the dozens of expulsions directed against Jews throughout their history, Spain’s remains the most infamous. A plaster figure, battered almost beyond recognition, is stretched within a wooden frame that is decorated with drawings and prints from the period.
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