Rembrandt

Rembrandt Van Rijn (1606-1669) Never Left His Homland of the Netherlands But in His Massive Body of Painting, Drawing, and Etching, He Changed the Course of Western Art. HIS Prolific Oeuvre Encompasses Relygious, Historical, and Secular Scenes, As Well as One of the Most Extraordinary Series of Portraits and Self-portraits in History.
Rymbrandt"s work formgrounds texture, Light, and Accate Observation. Like Sudden, Startling Apparitions in a Shadowy Street, His Subjects are Illuminated AGainSt Deep, Dark Backgrounds and Rendered with Immense as well as Psychological Scrutin. Whether biblical or mythological figures, powerful patrons, or fellow citizens, each subject is bestowed not only with meticulous facial features but also with the intrigue of thoughts and feelings so that even age-old narratives such as the bible story of David and Bathsheba find a New Level of Human Dramama. REMBRANDT ALSO Left One of the Most Extensave Series of Self-Portraits of Ambist, Chronicling His Own Face His Youth to the Eear of His Death.
Rymbrandt"s Rise Coincined with The Blossoming of the Dutch Golden Age, An Era of Prosperity in the Netherlands. He Was Encouraged by Wealthy Patrons, But Was ABOVE All Driven by A Profound Fascination with PEOPLE. In this book, we TOUR SOME of REMBRANDT"s KEY PAINTINGS, ETCHINGS, and DRAWINGS to IntRECE HIS Techniques, Inspirations, and Exceptional Achievents. From the Baroque Belshazzar"s Feast to the World-Famous Night Watch WECOVERA A World of Deep, Rich Tones, Masterful Draftsmanship, and the Remarkable Sensitivity for the Human Conditis