Author: J. RosenbergPublisher:
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Rembrandt Vol 2
Author: J. RosenbergRembrandt, Vol. 2 of 2
Author: Emile MichelPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780365259879
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Excerpt from Rembrandt, Vol. 2 of 2: His Life, His Work, and His Time Rembrandt's versatility, and of the ease with which he now approached the most diverse subjects, preserving the essential character of each. The episode was one which specially attracted him, by the oppor tunity it afforded for the treatment of the nude. His technical equipment was now so complete, that he might, like so many others, have relied in future on the resources at his command, taking counsel with nature only when projecting or executing a picture. But we shall find him not only consulting realities at times of special need, but devoting himself unweariedly to studies, the one object of which was his further instruction and improvement. The numerous aca demies executed at this period witness to the delight he took in these disinterested studies. Several of these drawings from male and female models belong to the Louvre and the Bibliotheque Nationale, others to Mr. Heseltine and M. Le'on Bonnat. A model of frequent occur rence among them is a slender youth, whose long thin limbs have not attained their full development. Such a type was valuable as enabling the painter to observe the play of bones and muscles, and their exact positions in action. In the matter of feminine models, he had perforce to content himself with the few among that decorous nation who could be induced to pose in a studio. The types and forms available were therefore far from elegant, yet the master reproduced them with the most scrupulous exactitude, abating nothing of their ugliness. The sincerity of these studies is only to be equalled by their facility of execution. The figure is sketched in with a few strokes of the pen; a slight wash of sepia or Indian ink is then employed for the modelling, which is carried out with the utmost delicacy and precision, every inflection being carefully followed with extraordinary perception of values. Rembrandt had gradually acquired an absolute mastery of such effects the two etchings dated 1646, of which we give facsimiles (b. 193 and may be examined as typical examples of that close and nervous draughtsmanship, which enabled the master to indicate, not only the silhouette, but the structure and effects of 'a subject, with a few strokes of the point, and this with faultless accuracy and precision. Such Studies were not invariably sketched directly on the plate. One of the two etchings reproduced was preceded by a drawing from nature. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Rembrandt in America
Author: George S. KeyesPublisher: Skira
ISBN: 9780847836857
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
"Published on the occasion of the exhibition Rembrandt in America, 30 October 2011-22 January 2012 at the North Carolina Museum of Art, 19 February-28 May 2012 at the Cleveland Museum of Art, and 24 June-16 September 2012 at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts"--T.p. verso.
Rembrandt, His Life, His Work, and His Time
Author: HardPressPublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781314346817
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Rembrandt
Author: Emile MICHELThe Complete Work Rembrandt, Vol. 2
Author: Wilhelm Von BodePublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265523391
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Excerpt from The Complete Work Rembrandt, Vol. 2: History, Description and Heliographic Reproduction of All the Master's Pictures, With a Study of His Life and His Art Contemporary records give us no hint as to how the great Anatomy picture, the commission for which was probably the immediate cause of the removal to Amsterdam, was received; but the fact that some twenty portraits of distinguished or wealthy Dutchmen have come down to us, painted by Rembrandt in the same year as the anatomy-lesson, is sufficient evidence that the young master had added considerably to his reputation in Amsterdam by this great work. It must be remembered, too, that the pictures which have survived probably represent only a portion of those he actually produced. It is, of course, very unlikely that many such portraits should exist, and yet be unknown to us; recent researches connected with the life and work of Rembrandt, and the eagerness with which his pictures are sought after by dealers, thanks to the high prices they command, have put an end to such possibilities. Never theless, if we would form an accurate idea of the proportion borne by the number of portraits still in existence to the number actually painted, we must consider the special risks from fire, damp, and neglect attendant on their preservation in townhouses and country villas. We shall hardly be far wrong, if we estimate the lost portraits as about equal in number to those which have survived. And in this estimate we havetaken into account that the owners of works by so great a master would naturally be far more careful of them than of the pictures ofinferior portrait-painters, whom in many cases we know only by two or three examples, if so many, out of the hundreds they produced. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings
Author: Arthur Mayger HindPublisher:
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Category : Etching
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Portraits
Author: John BergerPublisher: Verso Books
ISBN: 1784781789
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
John Berger, one of the world's most celebrated storytellers and writers on art, tells a personal history of art from the prehistoric paintings of the Chauvet caves to 21st century conceptual artists. Berger presents entirely new ways of thinking about artists both canonized and obscure, from Rembrandt to Henry Moore, Jackson Pollock to Picasso. Throughout, Berger maintains the essential connection between politics, art and the wider study of culture. The result is an illuminating walk through many centuries of visual culture, from one of the contemporary world's most incisive critical voices.
Rembrandt: The Painter Thinking
Author: Ernst van de WeteringPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520290259
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Throughout his life, Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) was considered an exceptional artist by contemporary art lovers. In this highly original book, Ernst van de Wetering investigates why Rembrandt, from a very early age, was praised by high-placed connoisseurs like Constantijn Huygens. It turns out that Rembrandt, from his first endeavours in painting on, had embarked on a journey past all the 'foundations of the art of painting' which were considered essential in the seventeenth century. In his systematic exploration of these foundations, Rembrandt achieved mastery in all of them, thus becoming the 'pittore famoso' that count Cosimo the Medici visited at the end of his life. Rembrandt never stopped searching for ever better solutions to the pictorial problems he saw himself confronted with; this sometimes led to radical decisions and alterations in his way of working, which cannot simply be explained by attributing them to a 'change in style' or a 'natural development'. In a quest as rigorous and novel as Rembrandt's, Van de Wetering shows us how Rembrandt dealt with the foundations of his art and used them to try and become the best painter the world had ever seen. His book sheds new light both on Rembrandt's exceptional accomplishments and on the practice of painting in the Dutch Golden Age at large.
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