August 24, 2026
The Binding of Isaac in the Hands of Two Florentine Christian Artists
A sculptural competition in 1400 offers us interpretive insights into the akeidah, and how the Hebrew Bible shaped the Renaissance.
By Jacob Wisse
From the Archives
July 20, 2026
Jeremiahs in Paint and Stone
By Jacob WisseFor Christian and Jewish artists, the prophet has revealed something about timeless human struggles.
June 15, 2026
Welter and Waste in the Hebrew Bible
By Jacob WisseThe Great Masters saw eternal stillness in Christian Scripture, and dynamism and change in Jewish Scripture.
February 17, 2022
Its Name Is Not Asher Lev
By Menachem WeckerA new hasidic art gallery grows in Brooklyn and is already bucking stereotypes. Can it survive, and what does it suggest about contemporary Orthodox life?
October 18, 2019
God, Moses, and the Mystery of the Missing Kiss
By Marc Michael EpsteinWhy, in all of Jewish art, is there no image depicting the moment of Moses’ death?
September 14, 2017
Rembrandt’s Jewish Vision
By Rabbi Meir SoloveichikIf Judaism’s idea of art is one that can truly represent our frail, fallible humanity, then Rembrandt, who captured faces "without any attempt to beautify them," is the artist for Jews.
