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    Artist

  • Seeberger, Gustav, 1812-1888, artist

    • Title

  • The old synagogue in Passau

    • Other Title(s)

  • Alte Synagoge zu Passau

  • Physical Description

    1 print : steel engraving ; 5.1" x 7.5" ; 13 cm x 19 cm

  • Date

    circa 1850

  • Summary

    Engraving by Johann Gabriel Friedrich Poppel after a drawing by Gustav Seeberger. Titled bottom center.

    The abandoned interior of this church, the Salvatorkirche, is rendered in the romantic mood of the times. Two artists are sketching inside.

  • Subject

    Church buildings; Synagogues; Synagogues, Interiors

  • Place

    Passau (Germany)

  • Medium

    Engravings; Prints

  • Part Of

    Alsace and Lorraine Jewish Communities Collection, AR 2580

  • Accession Number

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Biographical/Historical Information

After a pogrom in 1478, when the Jews were expelled from Passau, the church was built in place of a former synagogue. When the church fell into disuse and was nearly razed in 1803, it was falsely identified as the "Old Synagogue" and was often portrayed as a romantic ruin, as in this print. The church was rededicated in 1861.

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Citation

Seeberger, Gustav: The old synagogue in Passau, Leo Baeck Institute, 92.16.