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Samson Wertheimer (1658–1724) occupied a number of prominent roles, including court Jew, Austrian financier, and chief rabbi of Hungary and Moravia. This portrait was painted around the time when he…
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…
The identity of the sitter for Portrait of Court Jew with Ring is unknown. It is possible that the man in the picture is Jost Liebmann (also known as Juda Berlin), a Court Jew and jeweler in Berlin…
Don Francisco Lopes Suasso (Abraham Israel Suasso, 1657–1710) was born in Amsterdam, the oldest child of wealthy Portuguese Jewish banker Antonio Lopes Suasso. Francisco followed in his father’s…
Don Francisco (Abraham Israel) Lopes Suasso (ca. 1657–1710) was a prominent financier of Portuguese Jewish heritage. In 1688, he lent Prince William of Orange two million guilders, enabling him to…
