Miffy X Rembrandt

Nijntje

by Dick Bruna

Heb je wel eens goed gekeken naar het werk van Rembrandt? Het ziet er heel anders uit dan wat Dick Bruna maakte. Maar er zijn meer overeenkomsten dan je denkt. Kijk je mee?

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

40 pages, Hardcover

First published July 4, 2019

About the author

Hendrik Magdalenus Bruna was een Nederlandse grafisch vormgever, tekenaar en schrijver van kinderboeken. Hij werd wereldberoemd met zijn kinderboekjes over nijntje.

Reviews

[Vanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book! It's really very worthy! On one side you can observe the masterpieces of Rembrandt and on the other side you can see Dick Bruna's illustrations and some phrases that get you into thinking about the common features of both artists' works.

[Merlijne Rietveld · Rating 5 out of 5]

Geweldig boek, hoe Nijntje gecombineerd wordt met de werken van Rembrandt is een leuke en stimulerende manier om over de bekende kunstwerken van Rembrandt te leren. Vooral informatief in de winkel waardoor het lijkt alsof ik hard aan het werk ben

[Thijs Werkman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Vernieuwend en mooi uitgegeven.
Ik vind dit Nijntje boekje niet echt passend bij de leeftijd waarvoor Nijntje bedoeld is.

[Alex Sarll]

Surprisingly moving.

[Daisy May Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this so, so much. The premise is straightforward: details from Rembrandt's artwork on the left, details from Dick Bruna's work on the right. Icon to icon, genius to genius. A small caption on the right provides some explanatory information and the occasional reader prompt, but mostly you're left to just embrace the dialogue inbetween the two pages. The call, the response. The question, the answer.

It's really beautiful, brilliant stuff.

As a big old nerd I also appreciated the citation list at the back which tells you where everything is from. Mercis have taken a delicious and delightfully wide approach and curated work from Bruna's early days through to his later. We open with a 1966 illustration from 'Cinderella' paired with Rembrandt's 'Marten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit' (1634) and things just roll on so beautifully from that point. The central spread which sees 'The Night Watch' (1642) wordlessly paired with 'Miffy and Friends dancing' (2002) is stunning stuff. It took my breath away. It really did.

[Wsclai · Rating 5 out of 5]

The crossover of two of my favourite Dutch artists. Amazing way to teach children to appreciate the works of both masters.

[liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is absolutely everything to me.

[Erika · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun and cute.
But nothing much.
It’s fun to see how different these two Dutch painter/illustrator draws.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Splendid artwork.

[Eva · Rating 5 out of 5]

was in danish so had to use google translate but nevertheless was an incredible read. speaks for itself.

[blu]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 idc.

[Annisa Anindita · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful way to introduce children of the beautiful works of Rembrandt & Dick Bruna.

[Jizelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

hell yeah!!!!