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Key works

Discover the richness of the mahJ’s collection through a selection of major works, representative of the diversity of artistic expressions related to Jewish history and culture.

History

Anonymous

France, first half of the 19th century

History, Fine arts

Jules Jean Antoine Lecomte du Noüy (Paris, 1842 – Paris, 1923)

Paris, 1878

Festivals and ceremonies

Austria or southern Germany, mid 19th century

Synagogue*

Jean Lubin Vauzelle (Angerville-la-Gâte, 1776 – ?, 1837)

Bordeaux, circa 1812

Festivals and ceremonies

Diadem (taj), ear ornaments (khoras amara), bird medallion (serdokh), fibulas (tizerzaï)

Fez, Tangiers, Tétouan, late 18th – early 19th century

Daily life

Levi David van Gelder (draughtsman and lithographer; Amsterdam, 1816 – New York, 1878)

Amsterdam, 1845

History, Fine arts

Anonymous

France, early 19th century

Fine arts

Frédérique O’Connell (Potsdam, 1823 – Paris, 1885)

Paris, circa 1853

Fine arts

Édouard Moyse (Nancy, 1827 – Paris, 1908)

Nancy, 1853

Fine arts

Maurycy Gottlieb (Drohobych, 1856 – Kraków, 1879)

1879