The de Pinto Family House

Romeyn de Hooghe

17th Century

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Print of city street with horse-drawn carriages and building facade. — The de Pinto family were wealthy merchant bankers who lived in Amsterdam from the seventeenth century on. In the Iberian Peninsula, members of the family converted to Christianity at the end of the fifteenth century, but in Amsterdam they began to practice Judaism openly. In 1651, the family purchased an impressive mansion on Sint-Antoniesbreestraat, *Huis de Pinto* (“de Pinto House”), which today houses offices and public services. Other members of the family settled in Syria, South America, and the United States. The artist Romeyn de Hooghe portrayed scenes of Jewish life in Amsterdam during this period.

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Romeyn de Hooghe, ca. 1695. House of David de Pinto at the Sint-Antoniesbreestraat in Amsterdam. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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

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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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