Jews in a Synagogue, 1648, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669, 2 13/16 x 5 1/16 in. ( x cm) (plate), Etching and drypoint, The Netherlands, 17th century, Thriving Amsterdam boasted a rare level of openness and tolerance in the seventeenth century. This made for an unusually rich cultural life, with Jewish and Protestant communities living alongside Catholic and Muslim ones. Rembrandt was very interested in the city's Jewish residents; author Simon Schama notes that the artist modeled the features of David, Matthew, and Jesus in some of his paintings

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