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Rembrandt. The Painter at Work
Ernst Van de Wetering
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Description for Rembrandt. The Painter at Work
Paperback. Winner of the prestigious College Art Association/Heritage Preservation Award, this is a fully updated, colour-illustrated new edition of the bestselling study of Rembrandt's working methods. Num Pages: 356 pages, 228 colour 119 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1772.
Rembrandt's paintings have been admired throughout centuries because of their artistic freedom. But Rembrandt was also a craftsman whose painting technique was rooted the tradition. This sweeping examination of Rembrandt's oeuvre is the result of a lifelong search for the artist's working methods, his intellectual approach to painting and the way in which his studio functioned. Ernst van de Wetering demonstrates how this knowledge can be used to tackle questions about authenticity and other art-historical issues. Approximately 350 illustrations, half of which are reproduced in colour, make this book into a monumental tribute to one of the worlds most important ... Read more
Rembrandt's paintings have been admired throughout centuries because of their artistic freedom. But Rembrandt was also a craftsman whose painting technique was rooted the tradition. This sweeping examination of Rembrandt's oeuvre is the result of a lifelong search for the artist's working methods, his intellectual approach to painting and the way in which his studio functioned. Ernst van de Wetering demonstrates how this knowledge can be used to tackle questions about authenticity and other art-historical issues. Approximately 350 illustrations, half of which are reproduced in colour, make this book into a monumental tribute to one of the worlds most important ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
9789089640338
SKU
V9789089640338
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About Ernst Van de Wetering
Ernst van de Wetering (1938) was professor of art history. He became a team-member of the Rembrandt Research Project in 1968 and its chairman in 1993. Originally trained as a painter and art-historian, he worked from 1969-1987 in the Amsterdam based Central Research Laboratory of Objects of Art and Science. From 1987-2002 he taught at the University of Amsterdam. ... Read more
Reviews for Rembrandt. The Painter at Work
'The book is - if one may be allowed to say such a thing about a serious scholarly work - a gripping good-read.' Christopher White - The Burlington Magazine 'This is a very rich book, a deeply felt analysis of an artist whom the author knows better than almost any other living scholar.' Christopher Brown - Times Literary Supplement 'Who ... Read more