One of the most fascinating aspects of Rembrandt's extraordinary artistic career is his suite of brooding half-length portraits of religious figures from the late 1650s and early 1660s. Painted during a difficult time in the artist's life--when he no longer enjoyed a ready market for his works and may have turned to his deep religious convictions for solace--these images are among the most evocative Rembrandt created. For years scholars have debated whether these paintings were intended as a series, yet until now these ...
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One of the most fascinating aspects of Rembrandt's extraordinary artistic career is his suite of brooding half-length portraits of religious figures from the late 1650s and early 1660s. Painted during a difficult time in the artist's life--when he no longer enjoyed a ready market for his works and may have turned to his deep religious convictions for solace--these images are among the most evocative Rembrandt created. For years scholars have debated whether these paintings were intended as a series, yet until now these works have, unbelievably, never been shown together. An exhibition by the National Gallery of Art and this accompanying catalog assemble seventeen of the paintings for the first time, finally giving the powerful images their due. Many of these subtle and wondrous paintings have been identified as images of apostles and evangelists, but among them are also representations of Christ, the Virgin, and still-unidentified saints and monks. In Rembrandt's typical fashion, the men and women in these portraits peer out of the dark recesses of dimly lit interiors as though burdened by the weight of their spiritual and emotional concerns. Yet recent archival research has raised questions about their attribution, the relationships among the paintings, and, in a broader sense, Rembrandt's life and career--issues addressed by the contributors to this volume. With its lavish color images and state-of-the-field research, Rembrandt's Late Religious Portraits will make a profound contribution to the understanding of this unique and provocative body of work.
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Illustrated by REMBRANDT & KREDEL, FRITZ ILluminated pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 8X12" Epresentations of Christ, the Virgin, and still-unidentified saints and monks. In Rembrandt's typical fashion, the men and women in these portraits peer out of the dark recesses of dimly lit interiors as though burdened by the weight of their spiritual and emotional concerns. Wheelock Jr. is curator of northern baroque painting at the National Gallery of Art. Volker Manuth is professor of art history at the University of Nijmegen.; Gold spine titles on dark red cloth hard covers. very dark brown endpapers. DJ shows man's face in close up portrait.."SELF PORTRAIT as Apostle Paul "; FULL PAGE GLOSSY REMBRANDT COLOR ART; 152pg pages; Nice copy. GOLD spine TITLES Base of Spine "REMBRANDT ILLUSTRATED EDITION ". THIS IS A RATHER LARGE, THICK BIBLE on bright white paper. Many REMBRANDT art works help understand material.....decorated by Kredel. GILT EDGES ALL AROUND....Book DOES HAVE UNDERLINING, notes and marks.....SECTION OF COLORFUL APPROPRIATE MAPS rear of book....Several Bible helps at end of book also add to books value...
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