Interior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam during the dedication, 1675, View of the interior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam during the dedication on August 2, 1675. In the center, on the east-facing teba, the chazan. On the right, the Torah scrolls, carried by men and alternated by men with a torch or a candle, are carried in a procession to the holy ark (aron hakodesh or hechal). At the top center, the Amsterdam City Virgin and the personification of Freedom of Conscience give a Jewish priest with a prayer scroll and a kneeling woman with tables of the law the freedom to practice their religion. On the left a map of the temple, on the right a view of the outside. On both sides medallions with the names of regents of the synagogue, members of the building committee and persons who performed ceremonies during the dedication., print maker: Romeyn de Hooghe, after own design by: Romeyn de Hooghe, Amsterdam, 1675, paper, etching, engraving, height 391 mm × width 497 mm, print
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