Rembrandt: The Painter At Work
first edition Paperback
2000 · Berkeley, California
by van de Wetering, Ernst
Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 2000. First paperback. Paperback. VG- (A few scratches to wraps, primarily at the spine, and retail stickers on the back). Black illus. wraps; 340 pp.; 331 color and duotone figures. "Rembrandt's intriguing painting technique has stirred the imagination of art lovers during his lifetime and ever since. In this book, Rembrandt's pictorial intentions and the variety of materials and techniques he applied to create his fascinating effects are unravelled in depth. At the same time, this 'archaeology' of Rembrandt's paintings yields information on many other levels. In art-historical research, the work of art as a material object is used increasingly as an important source of information about the painting itself, as well as about historic studio practice in general. The range from practical workshop devices to aesthetic and art-theoretical matters combined in this book, offers a s view of Rembrandt's daily practive and artistic considerations, while simlutaneously providing a mode three-dimensional image of the histiorial artist in general." (back cover). (Inventory #: 193062)