Portrait of Jacob Ries

Drawing of coat of arms of two lions and ten leaves on the right and two dog-like animals on left.

The Coat of Arms of Lopez and Suaço

In the seventeenth century, members of the Suasso (Suaço, Suasco) family, bankers originally from Spain, lived in Holland and England. Antonio (Isaac) Lopez Suasso resided in The Hague during the…

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Print portrait of man holding book and framed by Hebrew text in a circle and Hebrew text below.

Portrait of R. Aryeh Judah Leib ben David Calischer

Aryeh Judah Leib ben David (d. 1709), known as Leib Calisch, or Kalischer, was rabbi in the communities of Kremsier (now Kroměříž, Czech Republic); Łobżenica (in modern-day Poland); and Kalisz, Poland…

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Drawing of man held down as another prepares to hit him with a stick.

Judicial Flogging in Egyptian Painting

Judicial flogging in Egyptian painting, Beni Hasan, Egypt, Twelfth Dynasty (1938–1759 BCE). A culprit is held down by three men as the court overseer watches. Biblical law included provisions for…

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Portrait of Jacob Ries

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