Meijer de Haan

He was born into a successful Jewish family of bread and matzo bakers who held to conservative views of religion, music and art.

De Haan had toiled for ten years on this magnum opus, which showed the rabbinical judgment against the 17th century Jewish philosopher Uriel Acosta over his opinion about the immortality of the soul.

The displeasure the painting ignited in orthodox Jewish circles drove Meyer de Haan to leave for Paris in October 1888 with a monthly allowance from his family, and accompanied by his pupil, Isaacson.

Marie Henry gave birth to a daughter, Ida, in the summer of 1891 but De Haan left Le Pouldu and returned to Amsterdam.

The withdrawal of his family allowance and a sudden illness seem to have prevented Meyer de Haan from following Gauguin to Tahiti in early 1891.

[2] Today, the bar Buvette de la plage has been restored to its former appearance, with modern reproductions installed to replace the original wall paintings.