Portrait of Joseph Solomon Delmedigo
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Willem Jacobsz, Delff, Portret van filosoof en geneesheer Joseph del Medico, 1628. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
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