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Rembrandt
An introduction to the work of Rembrandt.
Michael Kitson
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Price: USD$11.95
120 points- One of a series of introductory books on the great masters and movements in art
- This volume on Rembrandt contains an extensive essay, 48 full-page colour plates, and is accompanied by extensive notes and comparative illustrations
- Provides incomparable value
- Highly regarded for its insight and authority
- Paperback
- English
- 305 x 225 mm, 12 x 8 7/8 in
- 128 pp
- 50 colour illustrations, 36 black and white illustrations
- ISBN-13: 9780714827438
- ISBN-10: 0714827436
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.
Michael Kitson is Director of the Paul Mellon Centre in London.
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