Portrait of Tzvi Ashkenazi

Woodcut illustration of six standing figures, three of whom are wearing masks and holding instruments, with Yiddish text above and below.

Illustrations from Sefer minhagim (Book of Customs)

These woodcuts appeared in Sefer minhagim (Book of Customs), a very popular Yiddish book published by Giovanni di Gara, the leading publisher of Jewish books in Venice from 1564 to 1609. It was the…

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Painting of standing nude woman with long veil.

Jewish Bride

Weissberg was a member of the School of Paris (École de Paris), a group of young artists, many of them Jews from Central and Eastern Europe who had settled in Paris. Weissberg was a well-liked habitué…

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Print portrait of man in skullcap and beard, in front of bookshelf and holding open book in his hand, with crown and Hebrew text underneath.

Portrait of Isaac Aboab da Fonseca

This engraving portrays Isaac Aboab da Fonseca, a rabbi, kabbalist, and preacher, born in Castro Daire, Portugal, to a family of New Christians. He arrived in Amsterdam with his family at the age of…

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Portrait of Tzvi Ashkenazi

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