The Wedding (Die Trauung)
Moritz Daniel Oppenheim1866
The Jewish Museum, New York
New York, United States
As the number of marriages permitted to Jews was restricted until 1846, this occasion resonates politically.
Oppenheim sets the wedding in the courtyard of the old synagogue in the Frankfurt ghetto. Following German Jewish custom, the bride and groom stand with their heads jointly covered with a prayer shawl (tallit) under the marriage canopy (huppah). They wear the traditional bridal belts decorated with gold that they have previously exchanged. The bride extends the index finger of her right hand to receive the wedding ring. Afterward, rather than crushing the wineglass underfoot, the groom throws it at the plaque decorated with the Star of David on the staircase. Standing in readiness for the celebration are a musician and harlequin hired to entertain.
Source: The Jewish Museum, New York, 2000.
- Title: The Wedding (Die Trauung)
- 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: w544 x h660 cm
- Credit Line: Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc., 1999-87
- Type: Paintings
- Rights: https://thejewishmuseum.org/about-this-site#image-research-requests
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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