The Dutch Golden Age produced some of history's greatest artists and craftsmen, but few can boast the genius of Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). This XXL-sized monograph collects the artist's 330 paintings in exquisite reproductions and details that show how Rembrandt's painted works in all their forms are composed of intricacies - the totality of each subtle wrinkle, look or figure.
Despite never leaving his native Netherlands, Rembrandt projected his oeuvre beyond the limits of his own experience, producing some of the most diverse and impactful works of art in portraiture, biblical, allegorical, landscape and genre scenes. In all their forms, Rembrandt's paintings are composed of intricacies - the totality of each subtle facial wrinkle, gaze or figure constitutes an emotional force unmatched among his contemporaries and artistic descendants.
Each work is imbued with feeling. Biblical scenes, such as Bathsheba in her bath, become vehicles for meditations on human desire, probing depths beyond those canonized in Scripture or depicted in other representations. His portraits, whether of wealthy patrons or merchants, communicate the essence of an individual through fine delineations, their faces bathed in ethereal light against dark earth tones. Perhaps most striking is his series of self-portraits, a triumph of the medium; Rembrandt's self-portraits begin in his youth and last until a year before his death, they provide an intimate glimpse into his lifelong process of self-reflection.
This XXL monograph contains all of Rembrandt's paintings in stunning reproductions. From The Feast of Belshazzar to The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, we discover Rembrandt's painted oeuvre like never before.
Specifications
Title: Rembrandt. The Complete Paintings
Author: Rudie van Leeuwen
Publisher: TASCHEN
Size: 331 x 476 x 91 mm
Size: 744 pages
Weight: 8 kg
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9783836526326
