Rembrandt Seen Through Jewish Eyes The Artist's Meaning to Jews from His Time to Ours

• Ētahi atu kaituhi: Knotter, Mirjam (Editor), Schwartz, Gary (Editor)
• Hōputu: Tāhiko Wāhanga pukapuka
• Reo: Ingarihi
• I whakaputaina: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2024
• Ngā marau: History of art / art & design styles; Individual artists, art monographs; Rembrandt, Jewish artists, Jewish museums, art collectors, Russian museums
• Urunga tuihono: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Whakarāpopototanga

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.

Whakaahuatanga ōkiko

1 electronic resource (284 p.)

ISBN

9789463728188

Urunga

Open Access