The Forward on MSN13d
Why Queen Esther was the star in the age of Rembrandt’s Amsterdam
An exhibit at the Jewish Museum shows how the example of Esther inspired artists, artisans and even royalty in the 17th ...
Want to be Alone With a Rembrandt and a Queen? Here’s Your Chance.
A new exhibition at the Jewish Museum explores the cult of Queen Esther, whose story won the hearts of Dutch Masters and some ...
The Times of Israel on MSN8d
Drawing on Dutch masters, NY exhibit explores Christians painting themselves into Purim parable
Eschewing Persian version, Jewish Museum extends art curation scepter to masters like Rembrandt, who saw Esther's heroism ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency6y
Esther is the real queen of the art of the deal
Queen Esther, the story’s heroine, wields a form of power that is often hard to recognize. Esther’s power, at once demure and mighty, manifests as sacred vulnerability. Characterized by ...
Cleveland Jewish News9d
Rare 17th-century Esther Scroll returns to Ferrara for Purim show
The National Library of Israel is lending the 400-year-old artifact to the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah ...
The New York Sun8d
When Queen Esther and Rembrandt Took Amsterdam by Storm
The Bible’s Queen Esther was one of the defining Dutch divas of the 17th century and muse to some of Amsterdam’s greatest ...
Jweekly.com10d
Christian conservatives have appropriated Queen Esther as a symbol. Let’s take her back.
Sign up for Weekday J and get the latest on what's happening in the Jewish Bay Area. (JTA) — Queen Esther is back in the news ...
The Jewish Press8d
Beautiful Queen Esther Visiting Ferrara, Italy this Purim
A special feature of the exhibition is the return of a 17th-century parchment scroll of the Book of Esther, produced in Ferrara.