House of David de Pinto
Abraham Rademaker
1730/1
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Originating from the Iberian Peninsula, the de Pinto family were wealthy merchant bankers who lived in Amsterdam from the seventeenth century on. In Spain, members of the family had 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, 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.
Credits
Abraham Rademaker, “Lustplaats Tulpenburg, toebehoorende den Heer David de Pinto,” 1730. Collectie Atlas Dreesmann, Stadsarchief Amsterdam.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
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