| Authors & Curators |
Emily D. Bilski, Sharon Assaf. |
| Imprint |
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2011. 52 pp., illustrations: 36 col., 1 b&w, 24 × 16.8 cm. English. |
| Location |
Joods Historisch Museum (21 February–3 July 2011) |
| Description |
An essay accompanying the exhibition “The Triumph of Identity: Salom Italia’s Esther Scrolls and the Dutch Golden Age”, revealing the close connection between the scrolls’ imagery and Dutch art and architecture, Italia’s meaningful adaptation of models, and the iconographic significance of his triumphal arches, narrative scenes and landscapes. Six types of scrolls were featured, along with comparative material. No itemized listing. |
| Description |
This was the first installment in a new series “Menasseh ben Israel Institute/Jewish Historical Museum Essay Series in Jewish Culture and Art”, dedicated to presenting essays related to exhibitions in the Jewish Historical Museum. |
| main keywords |
SALOM ITALIASALOM ITALIA, ESTHER SCROLL BORDERSSCROLLS OF ESTHER |
| minor keywords |
AmsterdamPaintings, biblical imagesPrints, biblical imagesNetherlands |
| Related ephemera |
Exhibition flyer, single card, 4 col. illus., 20.8 × 14.8 cm; Invitation to exhibition opening, leaflet, 4 pp., 21 × 14.8 cm. English and Dutch. |