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Portraits of the Franks-Levy Family
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In the 1730s, the German Jewish Franks-Levy family commissioned an artist to create portraits of three generations of the family. These paintings are all attributed to Gerardus Duykinck, a member of a…

Contributor:

Gerardus Duyckinck I

Places:

New York City, British America and the British West Indies (New York, United States of America)

Date:

ca. 1735

Subjects:

Art, Painting, Portrait, Economic life, Cities

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Painting
Portrait painting of man standing next to column and curtain.
Portrait of Don Antonio Lopes Suasso
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Don Antonio Lopes Suasso (1614–1685) was born in Bordeaux, one of ten children born to New Christian parents of Portuguese Jewish origin. Apparently, his parents intended for Antonio to enter the…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

The Hague, Dutch Republic (The Hague, Netherlands)

Date:

ca. 1685

Subjects:

Painting, Portrait, Economic life, Finance, Class

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Painting
Portrait painting depicting man with long wavy hair standing facing viewer with right hand on hip, dressed in coat with lace cuffs and lace collar.