基本説明
Michael Zell identifies a significant theological shift in Rembrandt's use of religious imagery and interprets thie shift in light of the unique religious and social conditions of seventeenth-century Amsterdam.
Full Description
This richly detailed study reconceptualizes a striking but enigmatic moment in Rembrandt's art from the 1650s - one of the artist's most prolific and creative periods. Michael Zell identifies a significant theological shift in Rembrandt's use of religious imagery and interprets this shift in light of the unique religious and social conditions of seventeenth-century Amsterdam. Rembrandt's biblical art has generally been regarded as the embodiment of a Protestant aesthetic. By looking closely at the artist's relationship with his patron Rabbi Menasseh ben Israel and the ideas of a group of "philosemitic" Protestants with whom the rabbi was engaged in an apologetic dialogue, Zell deepens and complicates our understanding of Rembrandt's sacred art from this period.
Contents
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Amsterdam Sephardi Jews as Patrons and Collectors of Art 2. Becoming Art: Images of Amsterdam Jewry 3. Rembrandt's Encounter with Menasseh ben Israel: Defining the Rabbi's Status in the Christian World 4. Encountering Difference: Rembrandt's Presentation in the Dark Manner 5. Christian History in Print: Renewing the Covenant 6. Reforming the Chronicle of Patriarchal History Conclusion Notes Select Bibliography
