Rembrandt: The Painter Thinking For Sale

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of California Press
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 18, 2016
• Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 340 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 59
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.8 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.38 x 0.9 x 10.38 inches

Even during the artist’s lifetime, contemporary art lovers consideredRembrandt van Rijn to be an exceptional artist. In this revelatory sequel tothe acclaimed Rembrandt: The Painter at Work, renowned Rembrandt authorityErnst van de Wetering investigates precisely why the artist, from a very earlyage, was praised by prominent connoisseurs. He argues that Rembrandt, from hisvery first endeavors in painting, embarked on a journey past all thefoundations of the art of painting that, according to (up until nowmisinterpreted) contemporary written sources, were considered essential in theseventeenth century. Rembrandt never stopped searching for solutions to thepictorial problems that confronted him; this led over time to radical changesin course that can’t simply be attributed to stylistic evolution or naturaldevelopment. In a quest as rigorous and novel as the artist’s, van de Weteringreveals how Rembrandt became the best painter the world had ever seen.Gorgeously illustrated throughout, this groundbreaking explorationreconstructs Rembrandt’s closely guarded theories and methods, shedding newlight both on the artist’s exceptional accomplishments and on the practice ofpainting in the Dutch Golden Age. Published in association with AmsterdamUniversity Press Read more