Rembrandt's house : exploring the world of the great master / Anthony Bailey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bailey, Anthony, 1933-2020, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (351 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : Tauris Parke Paperbacks, 2014.

Summary:

No.4 Breestraat, Amsterdam, is an imposing 17th century house, but little different from many big old houses in the city. What makes it exceptional is that for twenty years one of the world's greatest artists lived here - Rembrandt van Rijn, master painter of the time. This is the story of that house, the world Rembrandt observed in and around it and the special universe he created in his studio there. In this unique and imaginative portrait, Anthony Bailey pieces together the events and circumstances which shaped Rembrandt's career - from his beginnings in Leiden and early apprenticeship to

Contents:

About the Author; Bookreview; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; A Note of Thanks; Antecedents; 1 Miraculous Country; 2 The Golden Swamp; 3 A House in the Breestraat; 4 From Room to Room; 5 Growing Up; 6 Anatomy Lessons; 7 Making a Splash; 8 Life with Women and Children; 9 Artist at Work; 10 The New Jerusalem; 11 Through the Needle's Eye; 12 Age of Gold, Ink, and Tar; 13 Questions about the House; 14 Out of Doors; 15 Acts of Love; 16 Money Troubles; 17 Domestic and Public Scenes; 18 Resolution and Independence; 19 Among Scholars; 20 Chiaroscuro; 21 Negatives

22 Continuing PresencesAfterword; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-85773-783-X

OCLC:

895431423