The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/rembrandt-van-rijn/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:30:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Rembrandt van Rijn | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/rembrandt-van-rijn/ 32 32 Drawing on Dutch masters, NY exhibit explores Christians painting themselves into Purim parable https://www.timesofisrael.com/drawing-on-dutch-masters-ny-exhibit-explores-christians-painting-themselves-into-purim-parable/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:53:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3499715 Eschewing Persian version, Jewish Museum extends art curation scepter to masters like Rembrandt, who saw Esther's heroism echoed in their own struggle against Catholic Spain

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]]> Rembrandt’s huge ‘Night Watch’ gets even bigger thanks to AI https://www.timesofisrael.com/rembrandts-huge-night-watch-gets-even-bigger-thanks-to-ai/ Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:14:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2570648 Missing strips of iconic painting had been hacked off when it didn't fit in a new location; restored by technology, work 'can breathe now,' says director of Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum

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]]> Why Amsterdam’s beloved nickname is a centuries-old Yiddish word, ‘Mokum’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-amsterdams-beloved-nickname-is-a-centuries-old-yiddish-word-mokum/ Sun, 25 Mar 2018 01:03:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1784594 Recalling a golden age for the Netherlands and Dutch Jewry, on today's streets of Amsterdam, mamaloshen still peppers local slang

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]]> Is the hunt for Rembrandt’s stolen ‘Galilee’ almost over? https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-the-hunt-for-rembrandts-stolen-galilee-almost-over/ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 14:29:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=690898 According to the FBI, the Coen brothers-esque heist is reaching its final chapter after over two decades of empty frames in Boston

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]]> Michelangelo was right about tablets https://www.timesofisrael.com/michelangelo-was-right-about-the-tablets/ Thu, 16 May 2013 10:19:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=507782 Chabad rabbi urges synagogues to return to correct, non-rounded depiction of the two stones that bore the Ten Commandments

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]]> New cultural quarter resurrects Amsterdam’s Jewish past https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-cultural-quarter-resurrects-amsterdams-jewish-past/ Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:51:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=354950 Dutch capital earns international notice for efforts to rebuild a presence almost entirely wiped out during the Holocaust

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