Walking Tour: The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt at the Jewish Museum

View seventeenth century paintings, prints, and drawings by Dutch masters in The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt, running March 7, 2025 through August 10, 2025. Esther's story from the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament was a popular artistic theme and key source of inspiration for both Jewish and Christian communities in Holland. Immigrant Jewish communities in Amsterdam celebrated Purim, a holiday that commemorates how Esther foiled a plot to kill all the Jews in the First Persian Empire, with finely produced scrolls and theater productions. For the Dutch, Queen Esther’s heroism represented an emerging national identity.