The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt
← Back to Explore More Events
The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt
Start Date 08/20/2026
Start Time
End Date 08/31/2026
End Time
Location Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115
Event Type Museums and Galleries

The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt

Event Details

The Gardner’s Hostetter Gallery explores how the biblical heroine Queen Esther was portrayed in seventeenth-century Dutch art during Rembrandt’s lifetime. Paintings, prints, drawings and ceremonial Purim objects trace how Esther became meaningful to both Amsterdam’s Jewish community and the emerging Dutch nation. A companion installation, Michal Rovner: Esther Scrolls, runs concurrently in the Fenway Gallery.