Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus
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Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus by Lloyd Dewitt
Presents the seven known panels, 60 paintings, drawings, and prints by Rembrandt and his pupils. This title includes essays that offer insights into the production of panels and their relationship to other works in Rembrandt's oeuvre; how he changed the meaning and status of the canonical image of Christ in northern European art; and much more.
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"[A]n engaging scholarly text . . . From this study, Rembrandt emerges as an ever more expert storyteller and examiner of humanity."—A Golahny, Choice -- A Golahny * Choice *
“Scholarly and captivating catalog.”—The Big Think Reviews * The Big Think Reviews *
"[A]n engaging scholarly text . . . From this study, Rembrandt emerges as an ever more expert storyteller and examiner of humanity."—A Golahny, Choice -- A Golahny * Choice *
Lloyd DeWitt is Associate Curator in the Department of European Painting before 1900 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Blaise Ducos is Curator in the Département des Peintures at the Musée du Louvre, Paris. Franziska Gottwald is a postdoctoral fellow at Queens University, Kingston, Ontario. George S. Keyes is Curator Emeritus of European Paintings at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Shelley Perlove is Professor of Art History at the University of Michigan, Dearborn. Larry Silver is Professor of Northern Renaissance Art at the University of Pennsylvania. Seymour Slive, a preeminant scholar of Dutch art and author of numerous books on the subject, was formerly Director of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University. Ken Sutherland is Conservation Scientist and Mark Tucker is Vice Chairman of Conservation, both at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300169577 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300169574 |
| Title | Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus |
| Author | Lloyd Dewitt |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2011-07-18 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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