How does A Jewish Wedding elucidate its History?
Israëls created the painting titled, A Jewish Wedding in 1903. The participants in the wedding scene are from the upper class or well-to-do. In the 1850s Israëls was documenting the lives of poor people, notably fishermen and their families. It was not until late in his career that he began to paint Jewish subjects. The painting was thought to be a depiction of his daughter Mathilda Anna Israëls' wedding to Cohen Tervaert, although the artist himself disputed this.The painting was exhibited, alongside Israëls' Field and Roads, at the London Guildhall. In 1911 the painting was presented to the State Museum of Amsterdam as a gift from J.C.J. Drucker from London. He donated 19 paintings and all were the works of the artist Jozef Israëls.
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