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Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ReligionCincinnati Skirball Museum presents
REMBRANDT AND THE JEWS The Berger Print Collection
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 Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Cincinnati campus.
OPENING PROGRAMSSunday, March 5, 2017SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE AGE OF REMBRANDTJoin us for these special late afternoon and early evening events.
THE GOLDEN AGE OF BAROQUE MUSIC Annual Wendy Kanter Memorial Concert4 pm in the S.H. and Helen R. Scheuer Chapel The HarmoNati Ensemble will perform music by Schmelzer, Biber, and Stradella, among other composers. Musicians will play period instruments, featuring Allison Edberg Nyquist on violin; Leela Breithaupt on traverso; Annalisa Pappano on viola da gamba; Adriana Contadino on cello; Michael Unger on harpsichord and organ; and Yaël Sénamaud on violin and viola.
REMBRANDT AND THE JEWS The Berger Print Collection 5:30 pm in Mayerson HallReception and remarks followed by viewing of the exhibition.
Reservations recommended 513.487.3098 or [email protected]
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
REMBRANDT’S FASCINATION WITH JUDAISMMonday, 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 present a lecture exploring the complex relationships between Rembrandt’s art and faith, with a particular focus on the artist’s fascination with Judaism. Dr. Perlove’s lecture is presented by the Cincinnati Skirball Museum in partnership with The Mayerson JCC. Exhibition is open for viewing before and after the program.
Reservations recommended 513.487.3098 or [email protected] or online at huc.edu/rsvp/rembrandt-lecture
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 [email protected] or online at huc.edu/rsvp/rembrandt-lunch
Image credits:
Top and detail, bottom right: 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 left: 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
CINCINNATI SKIRBALL MUSEUM 3101 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220 Tuesday and Thursday 11 am—4 pm Sunday 1—5 pm