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Phaidon Colour Library
Rembrandt: Colour Library
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69) transcends any period or social 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 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.
- GenresArtNonfictionHistory
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1982
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July 26, 2020
I read this text as part of a post-graduate class I'm taking for an Art History certificate. It includes a concise timeline biography of the artist, which hits on all the major moments of his life and career and includes full page color photos of his most important works.
The first section, which is 19 pages in length, speaks about his life and work in general is rather dry. The alignment of text on the page is also distracting - for a large book, the text is tiny and forced into two long, skinny columns on each page. This is to allow room for images in the margins, but it would have been easier to read had the layout been different.
I think I would have enjoyed the book more if that part had absorbed the timeline biography as well for more interesting, fluid reading, but as a reference for this course, it did the job. This would be a great book to own if you are a painter or painting student interested in closely observing his technical skills, especially to see how they evolved over time.
The first section, which is 19 pages in length, speaks about his life and work in general is rather dry. The alignment of text on the page is also distracting - for a large book, the text is tiny and forced into two long, skinny columns on each page. This is to allow room for images in the margins, but it would have been easier to read had the layout been different.
I think I would have enjoyed the book more if that part had absorbed the timeline biography as well for more interesting, fluid reading, but as a reference for this course, it did the job. This would be a great book to own if you are a painter or painting student interested in closely observing his technical skills, especially to see how they evolved over time.
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