The eye of the connoisseur : authenticating paintings by Rembrandt and his contemporaries / Anna Tummers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tummers, Anna.

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age

Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.

Painting, Dutch--17th century--Attribution.

Painting, Dutch.

Painting, Flemish--17th century--Attribution.

Painting, Flemish.

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

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn.

Authorship.

Physical Description:

349 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, The Netherlands : Amsterdam University Press, [2011]

Summary:

Attributing old master paintings is one of the most difficult tasks of the art historian. Moreover, the stakes can be high, especially when the painting in question might be that of a famous master. The difference in price between an authentic old master painting and a work 'in the manner of' a well-known painter can add up to several million dollars. The fingerprint of an Old Master discusses issues regarding attribution of Dutch and Flemish paintings of the seventeent-century. Rembrandt's David and Jonathan (Hermitage, St. Petersburg), de-attributed by the Rembrandt Research Project in 1989, provides an unique oppurtunity to compare seventeenth- and twentieth-century conoisseurship. An analysis of the painting based on terms of seventeenth-century art theory shows that the painting must have been successful according to contemporary standards of appreciation, that is, worthy of carrying Rembrandt's name.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-329) and index.

ISBN:

9789089643216

9089643214

OCLC:

719415508