Rembrandt

Rembrandt

An audio course on the artist's life and work

Art historian Gary Schwartz surveys the life, time and work of Rembrandt van Rijn. He reflects on both the 17th century historical context in which Rembrandt emerged as an artist, as well as on his superb techniques.

Auteur

Gary Schwartz

Spreker

Gary Schwartz

Speelduur

4 uur 2 min

€ 25,00

Beschrijving

In this lecture series, art historian Gary Schwartz surveys the life, time and work of Rembrandt van Rijn. He reflects on both the 17th century historical context in which Rembrandt emerged as an artist, as well as on his superb techniques. Schwartz presents the listener with a unique re-introduction to the artist's biography in which he gives a vivid description of Rembrandt's life and his rich and varied drawings, etchings and paintings, such as the Nightwatch.

Inhoud

College 1. A Dutch artist's life
H1. Rembrandt's birthright as a child of the Truce
H2. Artistic inheritance
H3. Biography

College 2. Craft and specialties
H4. Techniques, artistic means and modes
H5. Genres
H6. Self-portraiture

College 3. Society and posterity
H7. Early patrons
H8. Rembrandt's Amsterdamers
H9. International fame and posterity

College 4. Rembrandt's great themes
H10. Humanity
H11. Divinity
H12. His most famous pieces

Details

Imprint

Home Academy

Uitgever

Home Academy Publishers B.V.

Publicatiedatum

23 november 2015

ISBN

9789085309666

Taal

Engels

Speelduur

4 uur 2 min

Bestandsgrootte

140 MB

Formaat

mp3 download en geschikt voor de Luisterrijk app

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Over de auteur

Art historian Gary Schwartz (1940) is one of the most renowned living authors on Dutch art. He has written numerous works on Rembrandt and Dutch art. He is the initiator of CODART, an international council for curators of Dutch and Flemish art. Gary Schwartz is from New York and has been living in the Netherlands since 1965.