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The rise of the cult of Rembrandt : reinventing an old master in nineteenth-century France / Alison McQueen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McQueen, Alison, 1969- author.
- Series:
- Rembrandt
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669--Criticism and interpretation.
- Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn.
- Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669--Influence.
- Art criticism--France--History--19th century.
- Art criticism.
- Art, French--19th century.
- Art, French.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (388 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Reinventing the Biography, Creating the Myth
- Plates
- Chapter 2. Politicizing Rembrandt
- Chapter 3. Picturing the Myth
- Chapter 4. Rembrandt the "Master" Printmaker
- Chapter 5. The Rembrandt Strategy
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Illustration Acknowledgements
- Index
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2021).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-374) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786610958924
- 9781280958922
- 1280958928
- 9789048505234
- 9048505232
- 9781423785170
- 1423785177
- OCLC:
- 476252145
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