The Jewish Bride

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The Jewish Bride
Oil on canvas
MovementBaroque painting, Dutch Golden Age painting
Dimensions121.5 cm × 166.5 cm (47.8 in × 65.6 in)
LocationRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Jewish Bride (Dutch: Het Joodse bruidje) is a painting by Rembrandt, painted around 1665‒1669.[1]

The painting gained its current name in the early 19th century, when an Amsterdam art collector identified the subject as that of a Jewish father bestowing a necklace upon his daughter on her wedding day. This interpretation is no longer accepted, and the identity of the couple is uncertain.

Rebekah, which is supported by a drawing by the artist several years prior.[4]

While technical evidence suggests that Rembrandt initially envisioned a larger and more elaborate composition, the placement of his signature at lower left indicates that its current dimensions are not significantly different from those at the time of its completion.[5] According to Rembrandt biographer Christopher White, the completed composition is "one of the greatest expressions of the tender fusion of spiritual and physical love in the history of painting."[6]

The painting is in the permanent collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

  • Detail of the hands
    Detail of the hands
  • Drawing of Isaac and Rebeccah spied upon by Abimelech, by Rembrandt, c. 1662
    Drawing of Isaac and Rebeccah spied upon by Abimelech, by Rembrandt, c. 1662
  • Other Jewish Bride, by Rembrandt, 1641
    Other Jewish Bride, by Rembrandt, 1641

See also

References

  1. ^ "Isaac and Rebecca, Known as 'The Jewish Bride' – Rijksmuseum Amsterdam – Museum for Art and History". Rijksmuseum.nl. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  2. ^ "The Jewish Bride – Rijksmuseum Amsterdam – Museum for Art and History". Rijksmuseum.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  3. ^ Bull, Duncan, et al., Rembrandt-Caravaggio, p. 131. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 2006.
  4. ^ Bull, p. 131.
  5. ^ Bull, p. 132.
  6. ^ White, Christopher, Rembrandt, p. 202. London, 1984.

Further reading

  • Bikker, Jonathan (2013). The Jewish Bride. Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum. .

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