REMBRANDT AND THE JEWS: The Berger Print Collection

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Cincinnati Skirball Museum presents

MARCH 5—APRIL 30, 2017

Organized by the Westmont-Ridley Tree Museum of Art in Santa Barbara, CA, this exhibition features 22 Rembrandt etchings of Jewish and biblical subjects and a drawing by Pieter Lastman, Rembrandt’s teacher. Also on view are two Rembrandt etchings from the B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection of the Cincinnati Skirball Museum.

All programs take place on the HUC-JIR Cincinnati campus.

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE AGE OF REMBRANDT

OPENING PROGRAMS – Sunday, March 5, 2017

Join us for these special late afternoon and early evening events.

THE GOLDEN AGE OF BAROQUE MUSIC
Annual Wendy Kanter Memorial Concert

4 pm in the S.H. and Helen R. Scheuer Chapel

Please join us at a special Baroque music concert with music from the era of Rembrandt featuring the HarmoNati Ensemble.

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REMBRANDT AND THE JEWS
The Berger Print Collection

5:30 pm in Mayerson Hall

Reception and remarks followed by viewing of the exhibition.

Reservations recommended
513.487.3098 or jmendelson@huc.edu

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PUBLIC PROGRAMS

Image credits:

Top and detail, bottom: Rembrandt van Rijn, Jews in the Synagogue (Pharisees in the Temple), etching and drypoint on laid paper, 1648. Collection of Howard and Fran Berger; gift to the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art

Detail, middle: Rembrandt van Rijn, Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife, etching on laid paper, 1634. Collection of Howard and Fran Berger; gift to the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art

REMBRANDT’S FASCINATION
WITH JUDAISM

Monday, March 20, 2017
7:00 pm in Mayerson Hall

Dr. Shelley Perlove, University of Michigan Professor Emeritus of Art History, and author of the award-winning book, Rembrandt’s Faith: Church and Temple in the Dutch Golden Age, will explore the complex relationships between Rembrandt’s art and faith, with a particular focus on the artist’s fascination with Judaism. Presented in partnership with The Mayerson JCC.

Reservations recommended
513.487.3098 or jmendelson@huc.edu

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CINCINNATI SKIRBALL MUSEUM
3101 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220
Tuesday and Thursday 11 am—4 pm
Sunday 1—5 pm

LUNCH AND LEARN
REMBRANDT IN CONTEXT

Thursday, April 6, 2017
12:00–2:00 pm in Mayerson Hall

Dr. Kristi Nelson, University of Cincinnati Professor Emeritus of Art History, and specialist in Dutch and Flemish art, will present an illustrated talk on Rembrandt’s place in the Dutch Golden Age; his prolific career as a painter and printmaker; and the unique milieu of Amsterdam in the seventeenth century. A light lunch will be served and the exhibition will be open for viewing before and after the program.

Reservations required
513.487.3098 or jmendelson@huc.edu

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