Rembrandt'S Themes: Life Into Art

图书标准信息

• 作者 Richard Verdi 著
• 出版社 Yale University Press
• 出版时间 2014-11
• ISBN 9780300201536
• 定价 458.70元
• 装帧 其他
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 308页

【内容简介】

RembrandtvanRjin(1606?1669)wasamongthefewcelebratedoldmasterswhoenjoyedconsiderablefreedominhischoiceofsubjectmatter.LivingandworkingintheProtestantNetherlands,hepaintedlargelyforprivatepatronsandtheopenmarket,selectinghisownsubjectsinthehopeoffindingbuyers.Althoughhedepictedbiblical,historical,andmythologicalthemesinemulationofthegreatartistsofthepast,hissubjectsoftenfocusonfundamentalhumanexperiencesandemotionsthattranscendtheirliterarysources.Evenwhenworkingwithintheconfinesofspecificcommissions,Rembrandtmanagedtoimbuehispaintingswithdeeper,personalmeanings.Theseworksrevealtheartist’sprofoundhumanityandattimesreflectthecircumstancesofhislife.ThisilluminatingstudyexploressomeofthecentralthemesofRembrandt’spaintings,drawings,andetchings:grand?love,sin,repentanceandforgiveness,adultery,fatherhood,andtheconflictbetweenthegenerations?aswellasmundaneandidiosyncratic.ItdemonstrateshowRembrandt’ssubjectscanoffernewrevelationsaboutthiscomplexartist.