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Portrait of Simcha Vaz (1582–1643), painted by her son, Moses Belmonte
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Simcha (Gimar) Belmonte (born Vaz; 1582–1643) was the wife of Jakob Israel Belmonte (a poet, writer, and trader). She and her husband were among the founders of the Jewish community in Amsterdam after…

Contributor:

Moses Belmonte

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1642

Subjects:

Portrait, Women, Sephardic, Dress, Artists

Categories:

Print & book culture, Cartooning & graphic art
Portrait with circular border of seated older woman wearing wimple and stern expression and holding book in right hand, with Portuguese and Hebrew text below and around portrait.
Portrait of Leonore (Rachel) de Alvaro da Costa
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Leonore (Rachel) de Alvaro da Costa (1669–1749), the second wife of Don Francisco Lopes Suasso, was descended from a wealthy Portuguese New Christian family who fled the Iberian Peninsula and settled…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

The Hague, Dutch Republic (The Hague, Netherlands)

Date:

1730s–1740s

Subjects:

Painting, Portrait, Class, Women, Dress

Categories:

Painting, Dress & Adornment
Portrait painting of seated woman facing viewer, dressed in gown, and holding flowers in both hands, with landscape in the background.