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Overview
One of the most poignant and honest portrait painters of all time, Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69) was Holland's most celebrated painter. From his precocious early work in his native Leyden to his emotional late work and his immense artistic influence, Rembrandt's life is traced within the context of the Netherlands in the 17th century, the highly literate and cosmopolitan environment of Amsterdam and Rembrandt's wealthy and influential patrons. Based on the latest Rembrandt research by one of the leading scholars of Dutch art, Rembrandt demonstrates how a contextual study can stimulate the reader's delight in the art itself.
Synopsis
One of the most poignant and honest portrait painters of all time, Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69) was Holland's most celebrated painter. From his precocious early work in his native Leyden to his emotional late work and his immense artistic influence, Rembrandt's life is traced within the context of the Netherlands in the 17th century, the highly literate and cosmopolitan environment of Amsterdam and Rembrandt's wealthy and influential patrons. Based on the latest Rembrandt research by one of the leading scholars of Dutch art, Rembrandt demonstrates how a contextual study can stimulate the reader's delight in the art itself.