Graduating in Style: Ethnic Diversity at the University of Padua (Italy, 17th century)

From our series, “Zooming In: Weekly Curatorial Conversations from The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.”

Each week, Curators Francesco Spagnolo and Shir Kochavi present insights and connections emerging from the holdings of UC Berkeley’s Magnes Collection, one of the largest Jewish museum collections in the world. Throughout the series, guests will join them to explore Jewish art and life, one object at a time.

View the weekly schedule for the entire series.

Image:
Ioannes Aloysius Foppa de Rota
Medical diploma of Emmanuel Colli
University of Padua, Italy, 1682
Ink and gouache on vellum bound with cotton thread
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life,
University of California, Berkeley,
gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Weiss in honor of Mrs. Leone Mandelson, 73.8