Artwork Description:
Rabbi Akiva loved his wife Rachel so much that he promised her a Golden Jerusalem (a piece of jewelry). He was extremely poor at that time, and she, though coming from a rich family, followed him in his poverty and gave up everything so that he could study Torah. Later he became famous, he gathered many students, and was more well to do, and he was able to fulfil his promise and reward her piety.
This oil painting is one of a series about Talmudic Rabbis.