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What Makes a Rembrandt a Rembrandt?
Explores such art topics as style, composition, color, and subject matter as they relate to twelve works by Rembrandt.
48 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1993
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March 8, 2022
A great way to get to know Rembrandt and some of his artworks.
August 17, 2016
a "kids" book--yes, but the PERFECT one to help ME start understanding how to "look" at a painting. I've always wondered what I was missing and it sure was FUN to see a work of art from my recliner. NOW I want to find out more! By the way, there a others in this series!
September 7, 2022
I wasn’t sure if my 8 year old would find this book engaging, but it was so good and she really enjoyed it! So did I! I learned so much. We’ve done many artist studies in which we observe paintings and I ask questions, talk about the work, etc.,etc. But this book points out things I would have never noticed or known to look for. It was fascinating and we are so much more appreciative of Rembrandt’s work. I will definitely buy another artist book from this series.
April 14, 2020
4.5 - I love the picture study format of the book!
May 12, 2023
I have enjoyed all the books in this series. Even though they are written for older kids, I got a lot out of them as well. Lots of pictures of Rembrandt's paintings included, with lots of close-ups.
February 16, 2017
It is in our family's plan to homeschool. I feel that we have most subjects well covered. Art is not one of those. I struggle to draw stick figures and my husband is not much better. Art technique may be beyond us, but art appreciation and art history is not.
Since my eldest child is almost four I figured I had better get a move on figuring out how to teach her all the things she'll no doubt need to be a successful adult human.
I decided to search to see what other home educators were using to teach art to their students. No need to reinvent the wheel, after all. I came across this line of books.
While we have a very large home library we have limited room, and therefore I like to research books before I try to acquire them. Enter my local library.
This book was the one that was available in my local library. I am pleased to say that it was an interesting read. It gave a bit of a biography as well as a description of his technique and what made him unique as an artist. I learned a lot and I am pleased to say it made it to my kids' Amazon wishlist.
Since my eldest child is almost four I figured I had better get a move on figuring out how to teach her all the things she'll no doubt need to be a successful adult human.
I decided to search to see what other home educators were using to teach art to their students. No need to reinvent the wheel, after all. I came across this line of books.
While we have a very large home library we have limited room, and therefore I like to research books before I try to acquire them. Enter my local library.
This book was the one that was available in my local library. I am pleased to say that it was an interesting read. It gave a bit of a biography as well as a description of his technique and what made him unique as an artist. I learned a lot and I am pleased to say it made it to my kids' Amazon wishlist.
December 21, 2021
Rembrandt liked strong contrasts of light and dark, letting darkness hide unnecessary details while using light to bring figures and objects out from the shadows.
Rembrandt learned to lavish attention on small parts of a painting, leaving the rest without much detail.
Seldom did Rembrandt paint flowers.
Members of the company paid Rembrandt to have their portraits included in the painting The Night Watch.
The Night Watch canvas was 16 feet wide.
The painting was completed when Rembrandt was 36 years old.
In Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, Rembrandt emphasized that Homer was blind by keeping direct light off his face.
Rembrandt made almost one hundred self portraits.
Rembrandt left no diaries and few letters and his contemporaries jotted down none of his words.
His last years were filled with disappointments, sadness, and financial woes. He declared bankruptcy and was forced to sell his house, and his collection of costumes, books, ancient sculptures and paintings.
Rembrandt learned to lavish attention on small parts of a painting, leaving the rest without much detail.
Seldom did Rembrandt paint flowers.
Members of the company paid Rembrandt to have their portraits included in the painting The Night Watch.
The Night Watch canvas was 16 feet wide.
The painting was completed when Rembrandt was 36 years old.
In Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, Rembrandt emphasized that Homer was blind by keeping direct light off his face.
Rembrandt made almost one hundred self portraits.
Rembrandt left no diaries and few letters and his contemporaries jotted down none of his words.
His last years were filled with disappointments, sadness, and financial woes. He declared bankruptcy and was forced to sell his house, and his collection of costumes, books, ancient sculptures and paintings.
November 6, 2011
Part of literature unit:
This interesting book from the Metropolitan Museum of Art gives insight into how we can determine if a masterpiece is authentic. Beginning with an introduction to the life and work of Rembrandt, information continues to include facts about his studio and early works. Each two page section then includes the title of a Rembrandt painting as the header, a photo of the painting and detailed information about the subject matter and artistic style. The last page of the book clues the readers into common features among all Rembrandt works, which help critics and experts distinguish between a real Rembrandt and a fake. I selected this book because it provides additional information regarding clues used to authenticate art as well as the wealth of information about a particular artist written in an easy to read format for intermediate students
This interesting book from the Metropolitan Museum of Art gives insight into how we can determine if a masterpiece is authentic. Beginning with an introduction to the life and work of Rembrandt, information continues to include facts about his studio and early works. Each two page section then includes the title of a Rembrandt painting as the header, a photo of the painting and detailed information about the subject matter and artistic style. The last page of the book clues the readers into common features among all Rembrandt works, which help critics and experts distinguish between a real Rembrandt and a fake. I selected this book because it provides additional information regarding clues used to authenticate art as well as the wealth of information about a particular artist written in an easy to read format for intermediate students
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