Rembrandt's eyes / Simon Schama
1999, 1st edition. London : Allen Lane Penguin. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #397043
ISBN: 0713993847
Physical description; xi, 750 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 725-728) and index. Contents; The prospects of a painter. The quiddity -- The paragon. Jan and Maria -- Pietro Paolo -- Apelles in Antwerp -- The prodigy. RHL -- The competition -- The prodigal. Amsterdam anatomized -- Body language -- Crossing the threshold -- The prophet. Exposures -- The price of painting -- The sufficiency of grace -- Afterward. Rembrandt's ghost. Subjects; Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn 1606-1669. Rubens, Peter Paul 1577-1640 Influence. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn 1606-1669 Criticism and interpretation. Artists Netherlands ; Biography. Artists. Painters Netherlands ; Biography. Painters Netherlands ; Biography. Painting, Dutch ; Biography. Painting, Flemish ; Biography. Artists Netherlands ; Biography. Painting, Dutch 17th century ; Biography. Netherlands intellectual life 17th century. Netherlands social life and customs 17th century. Netherlands History Eighty Years' War, 1568-1648. Netherlands History 1648-1714. Painters Netherlands Biographies Painting.
Price: €35.00