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 Forward19d
Why Queen Esther was the star in the age of Rembrandt’s Amsterdam
In galleries, you could see the queen ... a rising interest in Esther in the United States. (The exhibit, made in collaboration with the North Carolina Museum of Art, will travel to Raleigh ...
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 ...
The Times of Israel on MSN13d
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 ...
The New York Sun13d
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 ...
Cleveland Jewish News14d
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 ...
Palm Beach synagogues mark Jewish holiday of Purim
Purim traditions include reading the Megillah, exchanging food gifts, giving to the needy, and dressing in costumes.
The Jewish Press13d
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.