Rembrandt's Jews (Steven Nadler)
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Steven Nadler investigates Rembrandt’s relationship with the Jewish communities of seventeenth-century Amsterdam.
He examines portraits, neighbors, daily encounters, and the setting in which the artist worked.
Sephardic and Ashkenazic histories help explain the diversity of Jewish life in the city.
The book tests romantic stories about Rembrandt against the available historical evidence.
Art and urban history together provide a more specific picture of his Jewish surroundings.
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