Rembrandt's Light
Published on 3. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-78130-093-0 (ISBN)
Description
A unique picture of Rembrandt's mastery of light and visual storytelling.
Rembrandt's Light brings together 35 carefully selected paintings, concentrating on his greatest years from 1639-1658, when he lived in his ideal house at Breestraat in the heart of Amsterdam (today the Museum Het Rembrandthuis). Its striking, light-infused studio was the site for the creation of Rembrandt's most exceptional paintings, prints and drawings including 'The Denial of St Peter' and 'The Artist's Studio'.
Arranged thematically, the book traces Rembrandt's innovation: from evoking a meditative mood, to lighting people, to creating impact and drama. Highlights will include three of Rembrandt's most famous images of women: 'A Woman Bathing in a Stream', 'A Woman in Bed' and the inimitable 'Girl at a Window'.
Published to coincide with an exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery in 2019, with celebrations taking place throughout Europe to mark 350 years since the artist's death (1669), this publication aims to refresh the way we look at works by this incomparable Dutch Master.
Rembrandt's Light brings together 35 carefully selected paintings, concentrating on his greatest years from 1639-1658, when he lived in his ideal house at Breestraat in the heart of Amsterdam (today the Museum Het Rembrandthuis). Its striking, light-infused studio was the site for the creation of Rembrandt's most exceptional paintings, prints and drawings including 'The Denial of St Peter' and 'The Artist's Studio'.
Arranged thematically, the book traces Rembrandt's innovation: from evoking a meditative mood, to lighting people, to creating impact and drama. Highlights will include three of Rembrandt's most famous images of women: 'A Woman Bathing in a Stream', 'A Woman in Bed' and the inimitable 'Girl at a Window'.
Published to coincide with an exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery in 2019, with celebrations taking place throughout Europe to mark 350 years since the artist's death (1669), this publication aims to refresh the way we look at works by this incomparable Dutch Master.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
With flaps
Dimensions
Height: 253 mm
Width: 217 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
702 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78130-093-0 (9781781300930)
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Persons
Jennifer Scott is the Sackler Director of Dulwich Picture Gallery. She was previously the Director of the Holburne Museum in Bath and before that a curator of paintings at Royal Collection Trust having previously worked at National Gallery London and National Museums Liverpool. She has published and lectured extensively on 16th and 17th century Dutch and Flemish art and has organised many exhibitions. Her publications include Bruegel: Defining a Dynasty (PWP, 2017).
Content
Introduction: Rembrandt's Light
Rembrandt & Light - David de Witt and Franziska Gottwald
Manipulating Light: The Master in the Studio - Helen Hillyard
Lighting the Figure - Helen Hillyard
'The World is a Theatre': Rembrandt's Dramatic Storytelling - Jennifer Scott
The Meditative Mood - Jennifer Scott
'Every Frame a Rembrandt': In Conversation with Peter Suschitzky
Bibliography
Notes
Index
List of Lenders
Picture Credits
Rembrandt & Light - David de Witt and Franziska Gottwald
Manipulating Light: The Master in the Studio - Helen Hillyard
Lighting the Figure - Helen Hillyard
'The World is a Theatre': Rembrandt's Dramatic Storytelling - Jennifer Scott
The Meditative Mood - Jennifer Scott
'Every Frame a Rembrandt': In Conversation with Peter Suschitzky
Bibliography
Notes
Index
List of Lenders
Picture Credits