Jews Mourning in Exile
Eduard Bendemann · 1832
Why it's great
Jewish figures sit and stand by a riverbank, hanging their harps in the trees, in a scene based on a Bible psalm about mourning for Jerusalem during exile in Babylon. Eduard Bendemann, a German painter of Jewish background, painted it in 1832, when he was 21. It was a huge success and made him famous. It's one of the best-known Jewish subjects in 19th-century German painting.
Where to see it
📍 Wallraf–Richartz MuseumCologne, Germany
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Eduard Bendemann was born in Berlin to a Jewish family and became one of Germany's leading painters. He studied in Berlin and then worked in Dresden and Düsseldorf, where he became the director of the art academy. His paintings of Bible stories and everyday life were admired all over Europe. He died in Düsseldorf in 1889.
