Rembrandt's late religious portraits / Arthur K. Wheelock Jr. ; with Peter C. Sutton, and contributions by Volker Manuth and Anne T. Woollett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wheelock, Arthur K., Jr., 1943-

Contributor:

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.

National Gallery of Art (U.S.)

J. Paul Getty Museum.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn.

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.

Religious leaders--Netherlands--Portraits--Exhibitions.

Religious leaders.

Netherlands.

Genre:

Portraits.

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

151 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington [D.C.] : National Gallery of Art ; Chicago : University Press of Chicago, [2005]

Summary:

One of the most fascinating aspects of Rembrandt's extraordinary artistic career is his suite of brooding, pensive half-length images of religious figures from the late 1650s and early 1660s. 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. 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 they were intended as a series, yet until now, the works have never been shown together.

This lavishly illustrated catalogue, which accompanies an exhibition organized by the National Gallery of Art, brings together seventeen of these majestic paintings. Many have been identified as images of apostles and evangelists, but among them are also representations of Christ and the Virgin, as well as saints and monks. The juxtaposition of these paintings in Rembrandt's Late Religious Portraits raises questions about their relationships to each other and, in a broader sense, to Rembrandt's life and career. The book makes an important contribution to our understanding of this unique and provocative body of work.

Contents:

Rembrandt's Apostles and Evangelists / Arthur K. Wheelock Jr. 13

Rembrandt's Apostles: Pillars of Faith and Witnesses of the Word / Volker Manuth 39

Rembrandt and the Portrait Historie / Peter C. Sutton 57

Appendix The Apostles and Evangelists 148.

Notes:

Catalog of an exhibition to be held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Jan. 30-May 1, 2005, and at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, June 7-Aug. 28, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-145) and index.

ISBN:

0226894436

0894683160

OCLC:

56490923

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