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The Conclusion of the Sabbath (Sabbath-Ausgang)
Moritz Daniel Oppenheim1866
The Jewish Museum, New York
New York, United States
A multigenerational family and their guest, a Talmud student, perform the havdalah ceremony, which marks the end of the Sabbath and the return to work. This ritual includes blessings over wine, spices, and light. As the father pours wine into a goblet, his son holds a candle for the traditional blessing. A spice container in the form of a miniature tower, favored by Ashkenazi Jews, stands on the table.
Oppenheim subtly depicts unopened letters on the desk as reminders of the workweek that must wait until the Sabbath concludes.
Source: The Jewish Museum, New York, 2000.
Details
- Title: The Conclusion of the Sabbath (Sabbath-Ausgang)
- Creator: Moritz Daniel Oppenheim
- Creator Lifespan: 1800 - 1882
- Creator Nationality: German
- Date Created: 1866
- Location: Germany, Europe
- Provenance: the artist's family (after 1866; sold to Hermann Cramer); Hermann Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (until d. 1919); his wife, Hedwig Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (1919-d. 1934); her son, Sally H. Cramer, Hamburg, Germany, later London, England (1934-d. 1952); his son, Robert Cramer (1952); [sale, ?London, England, about 1952] ?.Oscar Gruss, New York, NY (until 1999)
- Place Part Of: Europe
- Physical Dimensions: w556 x h641 cm
- Credit Line: Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc., 1999-93
- Type: Paintings
- Rights: https://thejewishmuseum.org/about-this-site#image-research-requests
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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