Tuesday, August 03, 2010

A portrait of the רוו"ה, Wolf Heidenheim.



This portrait of Wolf Heidenheim (1757-1832) was painted by one of the most famous Jewish artists of the 19th century, Moritz Oppenheim (1799?-1802) and is in the possession of Ernest and Erica Michael.

This isn't a great quality image; a beautiful reproduction is in Ashkenaz: the German Jewish heritage, a companion book to a Yeshiva University Museum exhibit by that name in 1988.
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5 comments:

  1. Skeptic5:21 PM, August 03, 2010

    Moritz Oppenheim (1799?-1802)

    A child prodigy!

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  2. S.6:53 PM, August 03, 2010

    Ha.

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  3. Lion of Zion10:46 PM, August 05, 2010

    i love oppenheim. he was such a *jewish* artist

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  4. HaDarda"i7:08 AM, August 08, 2010

    He resembles R. Aharon Lichtenstein.

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  5. Anonymous7:59 PM, January 01, 2013

    actually he lived 1800-1882.

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