Rembrandt

Informationen zum Autor Michael Kitson is Director of the Paul Mellon Centre in London. Klappentext Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69) transcends any period or social milieu: he is one of the world's great masters and though his works reflect the confidence of newly independent Holland, his vision extends far beyond these narrow confines. A deeply perceptive artist (his many self-portraits show his continued interest in the study of human nature), he sought to go beyond superficialities, to endow his biblical paintings, historical narratives, genre scenes and portraits with psychological depths hitherto unknown in Dutch painting. Impatient with conventionally stiffly posed group portraits, he produced such masterpieces as The Night Watch , The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Tulp and the Staal Meesters , while his studies of Saskia, his wife, and his mistress Hendrickje Stoffels reveal his deeply sensuous, compassionate nature. Michael Kitson has revised his highly successful book in the light of the most recent scholarship on Rembrandt, making this the ideal survey of the career of a much-loved genius. 'Ideal introductions for students and museum-goers.' (Independent) Zusammenfassung An introduction to the work of Rembrandt.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Kitson, Micheal Kitson, Kitson Michael
• Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.1998
• EAN: 9780714827438
• ISBN: 978-0-7148-2743-8
• Dimensions: 225 mm x 305 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Colour Library; Phaidon Colour Library; F A CL BROCHE; Colour Library; F A CL BROCHE; Phaidon Colour Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; ART / History / General, ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, History of Art, History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, 15th century, c 1400 to c 1499, Painting & paintings, Individual artists, art monographs, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700, Paintings and painting