Rembrandt's Reading
The Artist's Bookshelf of Ancient Poetry and History
Distributed for Amsterdam University Press
283 pages
|
8 color plates, 64 halftones
|
6-1/4 x 9-1/2
|
© 2003
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
Acknowledgments
Preface: The Scope of the Study
Chapter 1. Book Culture
Chapter 2. Rembrandt's Training
Chapter 3. Rembrandt's Bookshelf, Part I
Chapter 4. Rembrandt's Bookshelf, Part II: "15 books in various sizes"
Chapter 5. Rembrandt's Bookshelf, Part III: German Folios
Chapter 6. Rembrandt's Later Imagery: After the 1656 Inventory
Chapter 7. Artists' Libraries: Practicality and Universality
Notes
Bibliography
Illustration Acknowledgments
Index
Preface: The Scope of the Study
Chapter 1. Book Culture
Chapter 2. Rembrandt's Training
Chapter 3. Rembrandt's Bookshelf, Part I
Chapter 4. Rembrandt's Bookshelf, Part II: "15 books in various sizes"
Chapter 5. Rembrandt's Bookshelf, Part III: German Folios
Chapter 6. Rembrandt's Later Imagery: After the 1656 Inventory
Chapter 7. Artists' Libraries: Practicality and Universality
Notes
Bibliography
Illustration Acknowledgments
Index
For more information, or to order this book, please visit http://www.press.uchicago.edu
Google preview here
Art: European Art
You may purchase this title at these fine bookstores. Outside the USA, see our international sales information.
