A Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings IV (eBook, PDF)

Self-Portraits

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherland
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781402044410
• Artikelnr.: 43730318

Autorenporträt

Ernst van de Wetering is professor emeritus of art history at the University of Amsterdam. He has been involved with the Rembrandt Research Project since the beginning and has been chairman of the project since 1993. Internationally renowned as the authority on Rembrandt and his paintings, Van de Wetering has published extensively on the topic of historic painting techniques, as well as on the field of theory and ethics of conservation and restoration.

Inhaltsangabe

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Essays.- By his own hand. The valuation of autograph paintings in the 17th century.- Rembrandt's clothes - Dress and meaning in his self-portraits.- Rembrandt's self-portraits: problems of authenticity and function.- Grounds in Rembrandt's workshop and in paintings by his contemporaries.- Biographical information 1643-1669.- Catalogue.- Self-portrait in a flat cap.- Self-portrait.- 'self-portrait'.- 'self-portrait'.- Self-portrait.- 'self-portrait'.- Rembrandt leaning on a windowsill.- Large self-portrait.- Self-portrait.- Self-portrait with sketchbook.- 'self-portrait'.- 'self-portrait'.- Small self-portrait.- Self-portrait.- Self-portrait.- Unfinished Self-portrait.- 'self-portrait'.- Self-portrait.- Self-portrait at the easel.- Self-portrait.- 'self-portrait'.- 'self-portrait'.- 'self-portrait'.- Self-portrait as St Paul.- Self-portrait as Zeuxis laughing.- Self-portrait.- Self-portrait.- Self-portrait.- Self-portrait.

Rezensionen

This is an enthralling book that opens a wide window onto art-historical method. A range of disciplines - scientific analysis, connoisseurship, costume history - are employed with great lucidity. (Times Literary Supplement January, 6th 2006)