The Jewish Bride

The Jewish Bride is neither Jewish nor a bride. Discuss.

No, not just some Jewish bride. "The Jewish Bride", only one of the most famous paintings by Rembrandt himself. No, not THAT Jewish Bride. We'll get to that one.

(As an aside, don't profiles like this make JONJ terrific? In the midst of pithy remarks about comic book actors and athletes of questionable quality, a short detour into art history?! But we digress.)

Yes, "The Jewish Bride", or "Het Joodse bruidje", if you will, a Rembrandt masterpiece, painted towards the end of the master's life. It depicts a Jewish woman and her father, presenting her a gift of jewelry upon her marriage... It's right there in the title.