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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knotter, Mirjam.

Contributor:

Schwartz, Gary.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Introduction

JEWS AND JUDAISM IN REMBRANDT'S OWN WORLD

Sephardi Jewish Life and Material Culture in Rembrandt's Time

Rembrandt and His (Jewish) Neighbors: A Stroll Through the Neighborhood

Map with residents and owners of houses in and around the Jodenbreestraat in Rembrandt's time (ca. 1625-1658)

Rembrandt's Other Jews: The Amsterdam Ashkenazim in the Seventeenth Century

SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY, IMAGERY

Rembrandt and Multicultural Amsterdam: Jews and Black People in Rembrandt's Art

Rembrandt, Menasseh ben Israel and Spinoza

Rembrandt, the Jews and Judaism

Jewish Brides, Rabbis and Sitters in Rembrandt's Prints

JEWISH ARTISTS

Modern Jewish Artists Discover Rembrandt

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

Rembrandt and Russian Jewish Artists

JEWISH COLLECTORS AND MUSEUMS

Rembrandt as Seen by Jewish Museums

Jewish Collectors Take Rembrandt to their Hearts

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0https://www.aup.nl/en/publish/open-access

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-04-077927-1

1-04-079479-3

90-485-5675-9

9781003702740

OCLC:

1410764663