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Portuguese Synagogue at Amsterdam
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Brandon received a medal at the Paris Salon of 1867, the year this work was shown as "Le Sermon du daian Cardozo; synagogue d'Amsterdam, le 22 juillet, 1866." It is a dramatically lighted interior view of one of Europe's most famous and picturesque synagogues (consecrated 1675). The sermon is being delivered by the distinguished Talmudist David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo (1808-1890), who was appointed "ab bet din" of the Portuguese Synagogue in 1839. Another painting of this interior, "La synagogue portugaise d'Amsterdam," is cited by H. Mireur (Vente Brandon, Paris, 1897, "Dictionaire des Ventes d'Art," Paris, 1911, 1: 440).
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1878 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1867 | Salon, Paris, 1867. Musée du Louvre, Paris. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/12/1976 | Treatment | loss compensation |
| 10/14/1976 | Treatment | loss compensation |
| 11/5/1982 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 29 3/4 × W: 68 5/8 in. (75.5 × 174.3 cm); Framed H: 47 × W: 85 7/8 × D with build-up: 7 1/8 in. (119.4 × 218.1 × 18.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, before 1878
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.33