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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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Synagogue*

Alsace or Germany, 1752

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Vue de la synagogue ashkénaze et de la synagogue portugaise à Amsterdam
History, Fine arts

Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde (Haarlem, 1638–Haarlem, 1698)

Amsterdam, 1682

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Synagogue*

Modena, 1472

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Arche sainte miniature (aron qodesh)
Synagogue*, History

Vienna, 1707

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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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Festivals and ceremonies, Books and manuscripts

Anonymous

Germany, 1731

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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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Books and manuscripts

Ferrara, 1512

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Portrait de David Sintzheim
History, Fine arts

Anonymous

France, early 19th century