Rembrandt Seen Through Jewish Eyes

The Artist’s Meaning to Jews from His Time to Ours

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Gebonden, 280 blz. | EN
AUP Wetenschappelijk | 1e druk, 2023
ISBN13: 9789463728188
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Hoofdrubriek : Kunst en cultuur
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The earliest painting by Rembrandt whose owner is documented depicts the prophet Balaam, on his way to blessing Israel. The man who bought it was a Sephardi Jew in the service of Cardinal Richelieu of France. The first known buyer of an etching plate by Rembrandt, depicting Abraham Dismissing Hagar and Ishmael, was a Sephardi Jew of Amsterdam. Seen through their eyes, Rembrandt was the creator of images with a special meaning to Jews. They have been followed through the centuries by Jewish collectors, Jewish art historians, Jewish artists who saw their own deepest concerns modelled in his art and life, and even prominent rabbis, one of whom said that Rembrandt was a Tzadik, a holy man blessed by God.

This book is the first study in depth of the potent bond between Rembrandt and Jews, from his time to ours, a bond that has penetrated the image of the artist and the people alike.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9789463728188
Taal:EN
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:280
Uitgever:AUP Wetenschappelijk
Druk:1
Verschijningsdatum:4-12-2023
Hoofdrubriek:Kunst en cultuur

Inhoudsopgave

Acknowledgments

Introduction – Mirjam Knotter and Gary Schwartz

Jews and Judaism in Rembrandt’s Own World

Sephardi Jewish Life and Material Culture in Rembrandt’s Time – Mirjam Knotter

Rembrandt and His (Jewish) Neighbors. A Stroll Through the Neighborhood – Mirjam Knotter

Rembrandt’s Other Jews. The Amsterdam Ashkenazim in the Seventeenth Century – Bart Wallet

Map with residents and owners of houses in and around the Jodenbreestraat in Rembrandt’s time (ca. 1625–1658) – Mirjam Knotter and Guido Leguit

Society, Spirituality, Imagery

Jews and Black People in Rembrandt’s Art – Michael Zell

Rembrandt, Menasseh ben Israel and Spinoza – Steven Nadler

Rembrandt, the Jews and Judaism – Shelley Perlove

Jewish Brides, Rabbis and Sitters in Rembrandt’s Prints – Roman Grigoryev

Jewish Artists

Modern Jewish Artists Discover Rembrandt – Larry Silver

Laying it on Thick: British (Immigrant) Artists and their Rembrandt – Simon Schama

Rembrandt and Russian Jewish Artists – Nina Getashvili

Jewish Collectors and Museums

Rembrandt as Seen by Jewish Museums – Laurence Sigal-Klagsbald

Jewish Collectors Take Rembrandt to their Hearts – Gary Schwartz

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