The rise of the cult of Rembrandt : reinventing an old master in nineteenth-century France / Alison McQueen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McQueen, Alison, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669--Criticism and interpretation.

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn.

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669--Influence.

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.

Art criticism--France--History--19th century.

Art criticism.

Criticism and interpretation.

France.

History.

Art, French--19th century.

Art, French.

Physical Description:

388 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2003.

Summary:

Rembrandt's life and art had an almost mythic resonance in nineteenth-century France with artists, critics, and collectors alike using his artistic persona both as a benchmark and as justification for their own goals. This first in-depth study of the traditional critical reception of Rembrandt reveals the preoccupation with his perceived "authenticity," "naturalism," and "naiveté ," demonstrating how the artist became an ancestral figure, a talisman with whom others aligned themselves to increase the value of their own work. And in a concluding chapter, the author looks at the play "Rembrandt," staged in Paris in 1898, whose production and advertising are a testament to the enduring power of the artist's myth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-374) and index.

ISBN:

9053566244

OCLC:

53445558