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dc.contributor.editorKnotter, Mirjam
dc.contributor.editorSchwartz, Gary
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-03T10:40:29Z
dc.date.available2024-01-03T10:40:29Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/86370
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.subject.otherRembrandt, Jewish artists, Jewish museums, art collectors, Russian museumsen_US
dc.titleRembrandt Seen Through Jewish Eyesen_US
dc.title.alternativeThe Artist’s Meaning to Jews from His Time to Oursen_US
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.5117/9789463728188en_US
oapen.relation.isPublishedBydd3d1a33-0ac2-4cfe-a101-355ae1bd857aen_US
oapen.relation.isbn9789463728188en_US
oapen.pages284en_US
oapen.place.publicationAmsterdamen_US
oapen.remark.publicFunder name: The Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow


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