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Rembrandt's reading : the artist's bookshelf of ancient poetry and history

By Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn; Golahny , Amy; Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

Book information

Publisher
Amsterdam University Press, Plymbridge
Year
2003
ISBN
90-5356-609-0, 9789053566091, 9781423785163, 1423785169, 9789048505210, 9048505216
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
43 MB (45353548 bytes)
Series
Rembrandt
Pages
283\292
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
-- 1606-1669 -- Knowledge and learning. History in-- 1606-1669 -- Library. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van-- 1606-1669. ART -- History -- General. HistoriesRembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

Description

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.

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