Rembrandt and 17th Century Holland : The Dutch nation and its painters

by Claudio Pescio, Sergio Ricciardi, Andrea Ricciardi

Rembrandt van Rihn defines an entire era of remarkable painting both for his innovation in interpretation and his adventurous technique. His many portraits, self-portraits, landscapes, and historical pieces demonstrate his singular talent as a painter and engraver, and reveal much about the man himself. This book looks at Rembrandt's life and art during a great period of culture and enlightenment that produced fellow artists Hals and Vermeer, and the philosopher Spinoza. Rembrandt lived during a "Golden Age" in seventeenth-century Holland. Travel back in time and discover the fascinating history of the period and the masterworks that have awed generations.

Genres: Art

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Claudio Pescio, giornalista e storico dell’arte, è uno specialista di arte fiamminga e olandese. Dirige la rivista “Arte Dossier” e la Divisione Arte di Giunti Editore. Da decenni si occupa di divulgazione della storia dell’arte, di editoria d’arte, di pubblicazioni museali e cataloghi di mostre. È autore di articoli e libri soprattutto sull’arte olandese del XVII secolo, sulla pittura fiamminga del XV secolo, di monografie su Vermeer, Rembrandt e Frans Hals. È curatore di due manuali di storia dell’arte per le scuole.

Reviews

[Sherry Hession · Rating 5 out of 5]

This illustrated account of painters from the 1600s shared a lot more about The Netherlands than just the painters. Seeing The Night Watch in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and then having it described in detail in this book was very interesting.
Seeing one of the ships flying a flag with three X's (on the page about sailing vessels of the time period) was more meaningful after seeing these same three X's all over the place in Amsterdam and learning that they stood for no more fire, plague or flood.

[LuAnn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like most books of this type, it delivers many illustrations with chunks of text. A good overview of the art world at the time.