About this title: Roger Housden uses the life, art, and humanity of the 17th-century Dutch master to create a blueprint for living a spiritually uncompromising life. It's a beautiful little book, illustrated with many of Rembrandt's most celebrated paintings. Especially interesting is the chronology of his self-portraits ranging from a hopeful young artist to an ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harmony Books
Date Published: 04/2005
ISBN-13:9781400082292ISBN:1400082293
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 239 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Brand New. Hardcover. Rembrandt, one of the greatest artists of all time, was spectacularly successful in his youth, bankrupt by his fifties, and died unsung in 1669 at age 63. He buried four of his five children and the two loves of his life, and saw his patrons choose the uninspired work of his pupils over his own increasingly innovative style. Yet adversity only deepened his faith and his genius. In this part biography, part history, part art appreciation, the author of the Ten Poems series ... read more
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Description: Good. 1400082293 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Description: New. 1400082293 Absolutely Brand New. No marks and in pristine condition. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
"This book is exactly what I love about fine art. I learned a bit of history and a lot about myself. Housden's chapter headings may seem like the same trite self-help stuff you can read anywhere, but when he couples it with Rembrandt's divine artwork and incredible life, the life lessons become much more powerful. Almost like scripture. I wish he could get this reprinted with full-color reproductions of every painting. It was awesome.
What to expect: No extensive footnotes or super scholarly stuff. It sounds like he read three Simon Schama-type books and then visited a bunch of museums and wrote a book about how to have a happier life. I really liked it."
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