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Rembrandt van Rijn

Rembrandt van Rijn, 'A Jewish Heroine from the Hebrew Bible,' 1632–33. Oil on canvas, 43 x 37 ⅛ in. (109.2 x 94.4 cm). National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, purchased 1953, accession no. 6089. (NGC)
March 12, 2025, 12:53 am
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 echoed in their own struggle against Catholic Spain
By Cathryn J. Prince
Detail of the Night Watch's left side, showing how Rembrandt's biggest painting just got bigger with the help of artificial intelligence in Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
June 24, 2021, 5:14 pm
Rembrandt’s huge ‘Night Watch’ gets even bigger thanks to AI
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
By Mike Corder
Interior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, consecrated in 1675. The sanctuary, still without electricity, is lit by 1,000 candles for special occasions, January 2018 (Matt Lebovic/The Times of Israel)
March 25, 2018, 4:03 am
Why Amsterdam’s beloved nickname is a centuries-old Yiddish word, ‘Mokum’
Recalling a golden age for the Netherlands and Dutch Jewry, on today’s streets of Amsterdam, mamaloshen still peppers local slang
By Matt Lebovic
FBI officials announce the discovery of new leads in the Gardner Museum art heist, the largest in history (photo credit: courtesy)
October 3, 2013, 5:29 pm
Is the hunt for Rembrandt’s stolen ‘Galilee’ almost over?
According to the FBI, the Coen brothers-esque heist is reaching its final chapter after over two decades of empty frames in Boston
By Matt Lebovic
Michelangelo's Moses, 1513-15, at San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome (Patricio lorente/ Wikipedia Commons)
May 16, 2013, 1:19 pm
Michelangelo was right about tablets
Chabad rabbi urges synagogues to return to correct, non-rounded depiction of the two stones that bore the Ten Commandments
By ToI Staff
Built in the 17th century by refugees from the Inquisition, Amsterdam's Portuguese Synagogue withstood the Nazi occupation to remain a center of Jewish life. (Matt Lebovic)
January 28, 2013, 2:51 pm
New cultural quarter resurrects Amsterdam’s Jewish past
Dutch capital earns international notice for efforts to rebuild a presence almost entirely wiped out during the Holocaust
By Matt Lebovic
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