Rag Traders

Description

RAGTRADERS

At the end of the fifteenth century, 
Venice granted Jews permission to sell 
strazzaria, second-hand
 clothes and rags.To make a living they often sold new garments as old ones, adding small stains or other flaws, so that the garment, qualified as ‘used’, should avoid complaints by authorities.

Medium canvas ltd. edition signed by the artist – approx 14×17″ –  35x43cm