Rembrandt: In The Collections Of The National Gallery Of Victoria
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: N/A - softcover/catalogue format with tanning and yellowing to covers. Page Condition: Yellowed with tanning. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact, usual shelf-wear.
Few names in the history of Western art command as much reverence as Rembrandt van Rijn, whose mastery of light, shadow, and human emotion transformed seventeenth-century Dutch painting and printmaking into a language of timeless psychological depth. This catalogue presents the works held within the National Gallery of Victoria's distinguished collection, chronicling the breadth of Rembrandt's genius — from his penetrating etchings and intimate self-portraits to his commanding biblical and mythological compositions. Beyond the individual works, the collection illuminates Rembrandt's unparalleled ability to render the interior life of his subjects with raw honesty, a quality that continues to captivate scholars and general audiences alike. The National Gallery of Victoria holds one of the most significant repositories of Rembrandt's prints in the Southern Hemisphere, making this volume an invaluable resource for those who seek to understand the full arc of the master's artistic evolution — and the enduring question of what, precisely, makes his gaze so impossible to look away from.
Author: John Gregory
Format: Paperback
Published: 1988, National Gallery of Victoria
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: N/A - softcover/catalogue format with tanning and yellowing to covers. Page Condition: Yellowed with tanning. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact, usual shelf-wear.
Few names in the history of Western art command as much reverence as Rembrandt van Rijn, whose mastery of light, shadow, and human emotion transformed seventeenth-century Dutch painting and printmaking into a language of timeless psychological depth. This catalogue presents the works held within the National Gallery of Victoria's distinguished collection, chronicling the breadth of Rembrandt's genius — from his penetrating etchings and intimate self-portraits to his commanding biblical and mythological compositions. Beyond the individual works, the collection illuminates Rembrandt's unparalleled ability to render the interior life of his subjects with raw honesty, a quality that continues to captivate scholars and general audiences alike. The National Gallery of Victoria holds one of the most significant repositories of Rembrandt's prints in the Southern Hemisphere, making this volume an invaluable resource for those who seek to understand the full arc of the master's artistic evolution — and the enduring question of what, precisely, makes his gaze so impossible to look away from.