Rembrandt's Roughness
Hardback
Main Details
| Title |
Rembrandt's Roughness
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Nicola Suthor
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:240 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178 |
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| Category/Genre | Art and design styles - c 1600 to c 1800
Painting and paintings
Individual artists and art monographs |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691172446
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| Classifications | Dewey:759.9492 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
25 color + 57 b/w illus.
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
3 April 2018 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Roughness is the sensual quality most often associated with Rembrandt's idiosyncratic style. It best defines the specific structure of his painterly textures, which subtly capture and engage the imagination of the beholder. Rembrandt's Roughness examines how the artist's unconventional technique pushed the possibilities of painting into startling a
Author Biography
Nicola Suthor is professor in the history of art at Yale University.
Reviews"[A] very ambitious book that analyzes Rembrandt's main works . . . [it] certainly made me look with new eyes at some of the best-known paintings and prints of the Dutch golden age."---Thijs Weststeij, The Art Bulletin
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