Rembrandt: The Painter at Work - Hardcover

Wetering, Ernst Van De

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9053562397 ISBN 13: 9789053562390

Publisher: Amsterdam University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Rembrandts paintings have been admired throughout centuries because of their artistic freedom. But Rembrandt was also a craftsman whose painting technique was rooted the tradition. Rembrandt—The Painter at Work is the result of a lifelong search for Rembrandt's working methods, his intellectual approach to the art of painting and the way in which his studio functioned. Ernst van de Wetering demonstrates how this knowledge can be used to tackle questions about authenticity and other art-historical issues. Approximately 350 illustrations, half of which are reproduced in colour, make this book into a monumental tribute to one of the worlds most important painters.

"The book is—if one may be allowed to say such a thing about a serious scholarly work—a gripping good-read.'
Christopher White, The Burlington Magazine

"This is a very rich book, a deeply felt analysis of an artist whom the author knows better than almost any other living scholar."
Christopher Brown, Times Literary Supplement

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Ernst van de Wetering's wonderful book has taken us further than almost any study over the past twenty years, towards an understanding of the machinery of Rembrandt's genius. . . . No one attempting to write about Rembrandt in the future will be able to do so without taking this fine work into account. It is a really stunning achievement and will change the whole course of Rembrandt studies for many generations." (Simon Schama)

"Who would not have wanted to look over Rembrandt's shoulder while he painted? Among the countless books on Rembrandt, that by Ernst van de Weterring comes closest to conveying something of this experience because the author combines the qualifications of a trained connoisseur and of a practising painter." (Ernst Gombrich)

About the Author:

Ernst van de Wetering is full professor of Art History at the University of Amsterdam.  He has published extensively on historic painting techniques, as well as in the field of theory and ethics of conservation and restoration.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 9053562397
• ISBN 13: 9789053562390
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 366