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Even during the artist’s lifetime, contemporary art lovers considered Rembrandt van Rijn to be an exceptional artist. In this revelatory sequel to the acclaimed Rembrandt: The Painter at Work, renowned Rembrandt authority Ernst van de Wetering investigates precisely why the artist, from a very early age, was praised by prominent connoisseurs. He argues that Rembrandt, from his very first endeavors in painting, embarked on a journey past all the foundations of the art of painting that, according to (up until now misinterpreted) contemporary written sources, were considered essential in the seventeenth century. Rembrandt never stopped searching for solutions to the pictorial problems that confronted him; this led over time to radical changes in course that can’t simply be attributed to stylistic evolution or natural development. In a quest as rigorous and novel as the artist’s, van de Wetering reveals how Rembrandt became the best painter the world had ever seen. Gorgeously illustrated throughout, this groundbreaking exploration reconstructs Rembrandt’s closely guarded theories and methods, shedding new light both on the artist’s exceptional accomplishments and on the practice of painting in the Dutch Golden Age. Published in association with Amsterdam University Press
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780520290259 |
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Publisher: | University of California Press |
Publication date: | 04/18/2016 |
Edition description: | First Edition |
Pages: | 340 |
Product dimensions: | 9.40(w) x 10.40(h) x 0.90(d) |
About the Author
Ernst van de Wetering is Professor Emeritus of Art History at the University of Amsterdam and Chairman of the Rembrandt Research Project. The author of the widely acclaimed Rembrandt: The Painter at Work, he is considered one of the world’s foremost specialists on Rembrandt and his oeuvre.
Table of Contents
Preface Acknowledgements Concerning this book: its illustrations, notes, references and appendices PART I Profession: painter Painters in all shapes and sizes Training as a painter Training methods Discipline The internships and journeymen Oil paint The busy workshop The guild and the emancipation of the painter Rembrandt and the guild Art-lovers and connoisseurs Rembrandt’s satire on art criticism Painters as socially unconventional free spirits Painting and payment; Rembrandt’s prices The reading painter PART II Towards a reconstruction of Rembrandt’s art theory An advantage of creating small-scale history paintings The basic aspects (de Gronden) of the art of painting From Van Mander – via Rembrandt –to Van Hoogstraten Confusion over the meaning and purpose of Van Mander’s and Van Hoogstraten’s treatises Miedema’s Grondt Remarks on the pedagogical purpose of Van Hoogstraten’s treatise Weststeijn’s Inleyding The Gronden, Section 1: Drawing The Gronden, Section 2: The proportions of the human body The Gronden, Section 3: The comportment, posture, and movement of the human figure The Gronden, Section 4: Ordonnance and Invention The Gronden, Section 5: Affects The Gronden, Section 6: Light and shadow The Gronden, Section 7: Landscape The Gronden, Section 8: Livestock, (wild) animals, and birds The Gronden, Section 9: Drapery and dress The Gronden, Section 10: Colour The Gronden, Section 11: Handling of the brush The Gronden, Section 12: Space Towards a reconstruction of Rembrandt’s art theory: Conclusion PART III Rembrandt as a searching artist Windows on the past A driven searcher The rules of art and the ‘classicistic criticism’ of Rembrandt Rembrandt among intellectual art-lovers Virtual conversations with Constantijn Huygens Progress in art? Rembrandt’s goal The picturesque quality of ugliness Rembrandt’s duel – via Rubens – with the Ancients Crisis? Trompe-l’oeil Rembrandt after 1650: a different painter with similar goals and new means Sketchiness Chance Kenlijkheyt Conclusion of Part III Rembrandt. The man Notes References Appendix A The function and meaning of Rembrandt’s self-portraits Appendix B A Summary of Ernst van de Wetering,Rembrandt. The Painter at Work Appendix C The course of Rembrandt’s life as a painter, including a Chronological List of Rembrandt’s Works Reproduced in this Book IndexCustomer Reviews
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