Moses with the Tablets of the Law
Moritz Daniel Oppenheim · 1817
Why it's great
Moses holds the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments, with a calm and strong face. Moritz Daniel Oppenheim, often called the first Jewish painter of modern Germany, painted this early in his career. It was a way of showing Jewish heritage with pride in a time when Jews had few rights. It's an important early work by a pioneer.
Where to see it
📍 Jewish Museum FrankfurtFrankfurt, Germany
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Moritz Daniel Oppenheim was born in Hanau, Germany, to a Jewish family and trained in Munich, Paris and Rome. He lived mostly in Frankfurt, where he became a favorite painter of the Rothschild family. He is best known for warm pictures of traditional Jewish family life. He died in Frankfurt in 1882.
