Circumcision for a Sephardic family in Amsterdam

Romeyn de Hooghe

1665–8

Print of people gathered in bedroom with baby in man's lap in the center, and woman in bed in background.
The wealthy Sephardic family of Curiel d’Acosta is believed to have commissioned the artist Romeyn de Hooghe to make this large pen-and-ink drawing to commemorate the circumcision, in Amsterdam, of a son of the family.

Credits

Romeyn de Hooghe, Besnijdenis–scène, 1665–1668. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.

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Creator Bio

Romeyn de Hooghe

1645–1708

Active in the Netherlands, Romeyn de Hooghe was a prolific engraver, caricaturist, painter, and sculptor who produced over 3500 prints. His graphic political satires are considered the first of their kind. 

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