{"product_id":"rembrandt-the-complete-self-portraits","title":"Rembrandt. The Complete Self-Portraits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover | 192 Pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descriptionPanel___wCiv7\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panelContent___B_vGb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNo other 17th-century artist played the self-portrait game as extravagantly as the Dutchman Rembrandt. Spanning from his youth until just a year prior to his death, this collection gathers the entirety of Rembrandt’s self-portraiture. The works are an intimate glimpse into the artist’s self-reflection and nothing short of a triumph of art history.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew devotees of the form can approach\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn\u003c\/strong\u003e’s radical contributions to self-portraiture. Challenging the conventions enshrined by his predecessors, Rembrandt transformed the art into a fully realized medium capable of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecommunicating emotional depth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erather than favorably immortalizing one’s likeness in the finest trappings of luxury. With\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emore than 80 works spanning paintings, etchings, and drawings\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Dutchman’s lifelong practice of self-portraiture functions as a means of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003econcretizing that which is fleeting\u003c\/strong\u003e. Across four decades, one constant is particularly striking across media and styles—Rembrandt’s dedication to presenting himself from multiple perspectives,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecelebrating the multiplicity of the individual and championing the unfiltered portrayal of emotional expression\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApart from the thematic concerns present within Rembrandt’s suite of self-portraits, the works themselves are rich with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etechnical innovation and experimentation\u003c\/strong\u003e. There is an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eunmistakable humanity present\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eacross the entirety of this oeuvre, each expressive brushstroke and obfuscated feature amounting to an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eunflinchingly honest characterization of himself\u003c\/strong\u003e, in all his foibles, contrasting states of feeling, and stages of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emonograph\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erenders all of Rembrandt’s self-portraits – from his first experimentations at age twenty-two to his final self-portrait painted a year before his death – and stands\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etestament to a life committed to revolutionizing painterly practice both in content and form\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"INGRAM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45409766703241,"sku":"9783836596671","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0376\/3057\/4729\/files\/9783836596671_f0257.jpg?v=1774029313","url":"https:\/\/thebookmarkpr.com\/products\/rembrandt-the-complete-self-portraits","provider":"The Bookmark Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}