Description
| Product ID: | 9780714827438 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | SG |
| Series: | Colour Library |
| Title: | Rembrandt |
| Authors: | Author: Michael Kitson |
| Page Count: | 128 |
| Subjects: | History of art, History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600, Paintings and painting, Individual artists, art monographs, Painting & paintings, Individual artists, art monographs, c 1600 to c 1700 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An introduction to the work of Rembrandt. Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69) transcends any period or social milieu: he is one of the world’s great masters and though his works reflect the confidence of newly independent Holland, his vision extends far beyond these narrow confines. A deeply perceptive artist (his many self-portraits show his continued interest in the study of human nature), he sought to go beyond superficialities, to endow his biblical paintings, historical narratives, genre scenes and portraits with psychological depths hitherto unknown in Dutch painting. Impatient with conventionally stiffly posed group portraits, he produced such masterpieces as The Night Watch, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Tulp and the Staal Meesters, while his studies of Saskia, his wife, and his mistress Hendrickje Stoffels reveal his deeply sensuous, compassionate nature. Michael Kitson has revised his highly successful book in the light of the most recent scholarship on Rembrandt, making this the ideal survey of the career of a much-loved genius. |
| Imprint Name: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1998-08-12 |
