Rembrandt: Colour Library

Rembrandt: Colour Library

by Michael Kitson
Rembrandt: Colour Library

Rembrandt: Colour Library

by Michael Kitson

Paperback(Reprint)

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Overview

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 WatchThe 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780714827438
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Publication date: 01/28/1994
Series: Colour Library Series
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 8.80(w) x 11.80(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range: 13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Michael Kitson is Director of the Paul Mellon Centre in London.

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