Moses and Aaron with the Ten Commandments

Aron de Chavez

1674/5

Painting of two bearded men in robes, one on each side of large tablets with Hebrew and Spanish text.
Please login or register for free access to Posen Library
Register
Already have an account?
Engage with this Source

Creator Bio

Aron de Chavez

d. 1705

Aron De Chavez was a Dutch painter and engraver and the first Jewish artist recorded as working in England after the readmission of the Jews. He is known for his painting Moses and Aaron with the Ten Commandments, created for the Creechurch Lane synagogue in London. He also created illustrations for books, illuminated scrolls of the book of Esther, and produced a portrait of the poet Daniel Levi de Barrios and his family.

You may also like

Photograph of room with pews along walls and gold Torah ark in center of back wall.
Tooltip info icon

Vittorio Veneto Synagogue, Italy

The Vittorio Veneto Synagogue, in a town near Venice, was constructed on the second and third floors of a modest house. Elements of the Italian Baroque style are visible in the interior, especially in…
View Source

Tiku emunah

Indeed, what is necessary is precisely to “cast away the mind,” because it is necessary to cast aside all rational processes and serve God simply. This is because a person’s deeds should outweigh his…
View Source