Já, Rembrandt

by David Weiss, Soňa Nová (Translator)

Forty-eight years old and about to produce some of his finest work, Rembrandt's genius goes unrecognized as he comes under fire from the church for refusing to marry his mistress

Genres: Art, Biography

288 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1979

About the author

Trained as a theologian. David thinks about God… all the time. Whether as a father or grandfather, college instructor or Sunday School teacher, poet or writer, he seeks to imagine God in ways that are helpful and hopeful. In this book he brings insights from seminary and graduate school into a story that is deceptively simple and simply profound.

Reviews

[JW van der Merwe · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is a great biography of a certain number of years of Rembrandt's life. Very imaginative writing whether factually correct is another story but it reads well. Some parts makes you wonder though - for example varnishing a painting in oils just completed a few minutes ago never happened...as a story it works but some other facts could have been better researched.

[Susanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very intelligent and filled with facts and stories about the live and times of this famous painter from Amsterdam

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can’t imagine a better metaphor for artistic integrity than the demonstration of THIS insight into the painter’s eye and aesthetic. Although I’d challenge my painter friends to edit and pass along their notes.

It was, for me, a hundred times more insightful than Leonardo. But I’m open to consider that the myth that “ all artists function best under pressure” was well at work in my limited experience. Still, my experience as a reader had me in rare form. I woke up in the middle of the night so I could continue.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great fictionalized history.

[Red · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shake hands forever friends