Moprtiz Oppenheim is usually known for his sugary sweet protrayla of Jewish-German life two centuries ago. He was considered especially skilled in protraying groups. But there is another side to him, as a painter on Biblical themes, which is full of imagination, power and Jewish sensibility. Here is a Jewish Moses, executed along the traditional Biblical Art lines but clearly a Jewish Moses.
Moses with the Law, by Moritz Oppenheim, 1818. S. Wiener Family, London.
The Dove's Return, Engraving, Moritz Oppenheim (1800-1882)
Compare this family centered interpretation with Vittorio Biachini's:
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