Curating Esther

An in-depth conversation on The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt’s most significant themes and the heroine’s enduring legacy with Abigail Rapoport, Curator of Judaica at the Jewish Museum; Michele Frederick, Curator of European Art at the North Carolina Museum of Art; and Diana Seave Greenwald, William and Lia Poorvu Curator of the Collection, with moderator Laura Mandel, Managing Director at the Vilna Shul.
 

Jan Lievens (Dutch, 1607–1674), The Feast of Esther, about 1625. Oil on canvas, 130.8 x 163.8 cm (51 1/2 x 64 1/2 in.) North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh. Purchased with funds from the State of North Carolina, 1952