Rembrandt by himself - White, Christopher & Quentin Buvelot (editors)
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Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) made hundreds of paintings, etchings and drawings, covering a broad range of subject matter. The proportion of these images which can be classified as self portraits is exceptional. All the surviving examples, many of which have long been among the most celebrated images in Western Art, are described and illustrated here, together with copies after lost pieces. The development of Rembrandt's style from his youth in Leiden to the last years in Amsterdam, and the gradual ageing of his features over the years are both vividly revealed.
Biographical context has often been ascribed a vital role in explaining this profusion of self portraits. However this prolific production of images was stimulated by the strength of the demand from collectors for these works, which not only incorporated the image of the acclaimed artist, but were seen representative of his art and of the techniques for which he was most famous. A close scrutiny of the variety of costumes depicted in the self portrait...
Biographical context has often been ascribed a vital role in explaining this profusion of self portraits. However this prolific production of images was stimulated by the strength of the demand from collectors for these works, which not only incorporated the image of the acclaimed artist, but were seen representative of his art and of the techniques for which he was most famous. A close scrutiny of the variety of costumes depicted in the self portrait...
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Original blind stamped boards, silver lettered spine, richly illustrated in colour and b/w, 4to.; Spine dust jacket slightly discoloured. [Auteur: White, Christopher & Quentin Buvelot (editors)] [Pagina's: 272] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Zwolle : Waanders] [Jaar: 1999] [Titel: Rembrandt by himself]
