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The earliest painting by Rembrandt whose owner is documented depicts the prophet Balaam, on his way to blessing Israel. The man who bought it was a Sephardi Jew in the service of Cardinal Richelieu of France. The first known buyer of an etching plate by Rembrandt, depicting Abraham Dismissing Hagar and Ishmael, was a Sephardi Jew of Amsterdam. Seen through their eyes, Rembrandt was the creator of images with a special meaning to Jews. They have been followed through the centuries by Jewish collectors, Jewish art historians, Jewish artists who saw their own deepest concerns modelled in his art and life, and even prominent rabbis, one of whom said that Rembrandt was a Tzadik, a holy man blessed by God. This book is the first study in depth of the potent bond between Rembrandt and Jews, from his time to ours, a bond that has penetrated the image of the artist and the people alike.

Jewish religion --- Art --- History of civilization --- influence --- Judaism --- Jood [volk] --- receptiegeschiedenis --- joodse kunst --- Rembrandt --- ART / History / General. --- Rembrandt, Jewish artists, Jewish museums, art collectors, Russian museums.

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Imagining Global Amsterdam brings together new essays on the image of Amsterdam as articulated in film, literature, art, and urban discourse, considered within the context of globalization and its impact on urban culture. Subjects include: Amsterdam's place in global cultural memory; expressions of global consciousness in Amsterdam in the 'Golden Age'; articulations of Amsterdam as a tolerant, multicultural, and permissive 'global village'; and globalization's impact 'on the ground' through city branding, the cultural heritage industry, and cultural production in the city. Written by an interdisciplinary team of scholars, and united by a broad humanities approach, this collection forms a multifaceted inquiry into the dynamic relationship between Amsterdam, globalization, and the urban imaginary.

Amsterdam (Netherlands) -- History. --- Amsterdam (Netherlands) -- Social life and customs. --- Anthropology --- Regions & Countries - Europe --- Social Sciences --- History & Archaeology --- Netherlands, Belgium & Luxembourg --- Social & Cultural Anthropology --- Amsterdam (Netherlands) --- History. --- Social life and customs. --- Amesterdão (Netherlands) --- Amstelodamum (Netherlands) --- Amstelaedamum (Netherlands) --- Amstelredamum (Netherlands) --- Amsterodamum (Netherlands) --- Amstelrodamum (Netherlands) --- SOCIAL SCIENCE / General. --- Cultural studies --- Media studies --- amsterdam --- history --- Globalization --- Netherlands --- Prostitution --- Rembrandt

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When he died at the age of thirty-seven, Vincent van Gogh left a legacy of over two thousand artworks, for which he is now justly famous. But van Gogh was also a prodigious writer of letters - more than eight hundred of them, addressed to his parents, to friends such as Paul Gauguin, and, above all, to his brother Theo. His letters have long been admired for their exceptional literary quality, and art historians have sometimes drawn on the letters in their analysis of the paintings. And yet, to date, no one has undertaken a critical assessment of this remarkable body of writing - not as a footnote to the paintings but as a highly sophisticated literary achievement in its own right. Patrick Grant?s long-awaited study provides such an assessment and, as such, redresses a significant omission in the field of van Gogh studies. As Grant demonstrates, quite apart from furnishing a highly revealing self-portrait of their author, the letters are compelling for their imaginative and expressive power, as well as for the perceptive commentary they offer on universal human themes. Through a subtle exploration of van Gogh's contrastive style of thinking and his fascination with the notion of imperfection, Grant illuminates gradual shifts in van Gogh's ideas on religion, ethics, and the meaning of art. He also analyzes the metaphorical significance of a number of key images in the letters, which prove to yield unexpected psychological and conceptual connections, and probes the relationships that surface when the letters are viewed as a cohesive literary product. The result is a wealth of new insights into van Gogh's inner landscape.

Gogh, Vincent van, --- History and criticism. --- Fan-kao, --- Fan-ku, --- Fan'gao, --- Fangu, --- Fangu, Wensheng, --- Gogh, Vincent-Willem van, --- Van-Gog, Vint︠s︡ent, --- Van Gogh, Vincent, --- גוך, וינסנט ואן, --- ビンセントゴッホ, --- ゴッホ, --- 梵高, --- Van Gogh, Vincent --- ART / History / General. --- Art history. --- Idealism. --- Letter-writing. --- Literary criticism. --- Paul Gauguin. --- Religion. --- Rembrandt. --- Theo Van Gogh.