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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.

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Daily life

Constantine, late 19th century – early 20th century

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Autoportrait, Edouard Moyse
Fine arts

Édouard Moyse (Nancy, 1827 – Paris, 1908)

Nancy, 1853

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Maurycy Gottlieb, Autoportrait
Fine arts

Maurycy Gottlieb (Drohobych, 1856 – Kraków, 1879)

1879

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Portrait de Rachel.Frédérique O’Connell
Fine arts

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

Paris, circa 1853

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Portrait de David Sintzheim
History, Fine arts

Anonymous

France, early 19th century

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Daily life

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

Amsterdam, 1845

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Festivals and ceremonies

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

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

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Synagogue*

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

Bordeaux, circa 1812

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Festivals and ceremonies

Austria or southern Germany, mid 19th century