Rembrandt's reading : the artist's bookshelf of ancient poetry and history / Amy Golahny.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Golahny, Amy.

Series:

Rembrandt

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History in art.

Art and history.

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

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn.

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669--Knowledge and learning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press ; Plymouth : Plymbridge, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Though Rembrandt's study of the Bible has long been recognized, his interest in secular literature has been relatively neglected. In this volume, Amy Golahny uses a 1656 inventory to reconstruct Rembrandt's library, discovering anew how his reading of history contributed to his creative process. In the end, Golahny places Rembrandt in the learned vernacular culture of seventeenth-century Holland, painting a picture of a pragmatic reader whose attention to historical texts strengthened his rivalry with Rubens for visual drama and narrative erudition.

Contents:

Front matter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1. BOOK CULTURE

CHAPTER 2. REMBRANDT'S TRAINING

CHAPTER 3. REMBRANDT'S BOOKSHELF PART I

CHAPTER 4. REMBRANDT'S BOOKSHELF PART II

CHAPTER 5. REMBRANDT'S BOOKSHELF PART III

CHAPTER 6. REMBRANDT'S LATER IMAGERY

CHAPTER 7. ARTIST'S LIBRARIES

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ILLUSTRATION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-274) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-04-079702-4

1-280-95890-1

9786610958900

90-485-0521-6

1-4237-8516-9

OCLC:

476252068