Salom Italia
Salom Italia (* around 1619 in Mantua , unsure; † around 1655 in Amsterdam , unsure) was an Italian - Jewish engraver in Amsterdam.
Life
Salom Italia was probably born around 1619 in Mantua ( Lombardy ), where his father Mordechai d'Italia ran a printing company. Since 1641 at the latest, Salom lived in Amsterdam, where he presumably worked until his death.
Of the ten works he has signed, two are dated. Most of the copperplate engravings he has received are on Esther rolls (Megilot). He is also best known for the portraits of Jacob Judah Leon (1641) and Menasse ben Israel (1642). Illustrated marriage contracts ( Ketubba ) have also been preserved from him .
Jacob Judah Leon
Menasseh ben Israel
literature
- M. Narkiss: The Oeuvre of the Jewish Engraver Salom Italia (1619–1655?). In: Tarbiz. 25, 1956, pp. 441-451; 26, 1957, pp. 87-101.
- Salli Kirschenstein: Jewish graphic artist from the period 1625–1825. Berlin 1918.
- Bezalel Narkiss: ITALIA, SHALOM. In: Encyclopaedia Judaica . 2nd Edition. Volume 10, Detroit / New York a. a. 2007, ISBN 978-0-02-865938-1 , p. 787 (English).
Web links
Commons : Salom Italia - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Salom Italia at the Joods Historisch Museum
- Esther Rolle in the Jewish Museum New York.
- Ketubba in the Israel Museum Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- ↑ Narkiss, EJ2.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Italia, Solom |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Italia, Shalom |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1619 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | unsure: Mantua |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1655 |
| Place of death | unsure: Amsterdam |