Honoring the genius of Rembrandt, the author first explores the painter's obsession with Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens--a fixation that profoundly influenced the evolution of his work and was not overcome until Rubens' death

Product Description: Author's NOTE: HAVING been persuaded to think these essays worth collection, I have thought it prudent not to try to make them better. The circumstances of their composition in camps and dug-outs and troop-trains give them a kind of unity, and may excuse some of their defects...read more

A biography of the Dutch painter known for his distinctive style and dramatic figures.

A curator of Dutch drawings at the Albertina surveys the work of Rembrandt, Jacob van Ruisdael, Meindert Hobbema, Philips Koninck, and others, presenting the various forms of art that dominated the scene in seventeenth-century Holland.

Product Description: Volume IV of A Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings deals uniquely with the self-portraits of Rembrandt. In a clearly written explanatory style the head of the Rembrandt Research Project and Editor of this Volume, Ernst van de Wetering, discusses the full body of work of paintings and etchings portraying Rembrandt...read more

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Product Description: Fifteen etchings from the life of Christ by the incomparableRembrandt van Rijn (1606-69), with a commentary highlighting each scene's religious significance.When Rembrandt was a young artist in 17th-century Holland, paintings and statues had been removed from Protestant churches...read more

Using the artist's remarkable self-portraits as a starting point, the author of Risking Everything explains how Rembrandt exemplifies the ability to confront life with passion, honesty, and an uncompromising acceptance of who we are. 40,000 first printing.

One of the most fascinating aspects of Rembrandt's extraordinary artistic career is his suite of brooding half-length portraits of religious figures from the late 1650s and early 1660s. Painted during a difficult time in the artist's life—when he no longer enjoyed a ready market for his works and may have turned to his deep religious convictions for solace—these images are among the most evocative Rembrandt created. For years scholars have debated whether these paintings were intended as a series, yet until now these works have, unbelievably, never been shown together.An exhibition by the National Gallery of Art and this accompanying catalog assemble seventeen of the paintings for the first time, finally giving the powerful images their due. Many of these subtle and wondrous paintings have been identified as images of apostles and evangelists, but among them are also representations of Christ, the Virgin, and still-unidentified saints and monks. In Rembrandt's typical fashion, the men and women in these portraits peer out of the dark recesses of dimly lit interiors as though burdened by the weight of their spiritual and emotional concerns. Yet recent archival research has raised questions about their attribution, the relationships among the paintings, and, in a broader sense, Rembrandt's life and career—issues addressed by the contributors to this volume. With its lavish color images and state-of-the-field research, Rembrandt's Late Religious Portraits will make a profound contribution to the understanding of this unique and provocative body of work.

Product Description: From 1870 to 1935, the first true catalogues raisonnés of Rembrandt's paintings were produced, incorporating the results of individual connoisseurs' evaluations of authenticity and quality. This book, the first full-length study of this scholarly corpus, concentrates on the written connoisseurship of Wilhelm von Bode, Abraham Bredius, Cornelis Hofstede de Groot, and Wilhelm Valentiner, whose articles and catalogues first shaped the modern conception of Rembrandt as a painter...read more

Product Description: Portraits, biblical scenes, and historical subjects comprised many of this Baroque master's paintings, 6 of which have been superbly reproduced for this collection. Included are Self-Portrait, Head of Christ, The Syndics, Bathsheba, Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer, and St...read more

A close-up look at the life and work of the legendary painter Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn is set against the backdrop of the artistic and intellectual developments of seventeenth-century Europe and complemented by lush, full-color reproductions of some of the artist's most famous works. (Fine Arts)

Product Description: 16 full-color art stickers! Excellent reproductions of works of art by this familiar artist in a pocket-sized book.

Traces the life of the Dutch artist; analyzes his still life paintings, landscapes, and portraits; and describes the history, culture, and influence of the Netherlands. (view table of contents)

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Examines and analyzes Rembrandt's paintings, particularly his work with biblical themes, portraits, shading, and light, paying special attention to his 'Supper at Emmaus', as well as to his life and times.

Shows and describes self-portraits by Rembrandt and how they reveal the development of his art (view table of contents)