Queen Esther was a figure of inspiration to Jews who had fled from oppressive regimes. In the Netherlands, she became a ...

and if you ever sought to be alone with a Rembrandt (or a queen), here is your chance. It’s a radiant painting, done when the artist was 27 and already way ahead of the pack. He depicts Esther ...

In galleries, you could see the queen, who Jews commemorate every ... scenes of his triumph on horseback. One of the few ...

An oil painting by Gerrit van Honthorst, “Portrait of Elizabeth Stuart as Esther,” renders the Queen of Bohemia in the style of the Persian ruler and insists on a lineage of royalty. “Esther and ...

A Timeless Story' looks at the persona of the Biblical figure of Queen Esther through the medium of Renaissance art, precious parchments, historical artefacts, and interactive installations.

JP “The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt,” at the Jewish Museum, New York (through August 10): In the mid-seventeenth ...

We have just passed the Jewish holiday of Purim, a time to commemorate the story of Queen Esther, who saved the Jewish people ...