Rembrandt’s Eyes
Rembrandt’s Eyes by Simon Schama is a reissue published by Penguin Publishing Group on January 27, 2015. This biography delves into the life of the renowned artist Rembrandt, exploring the complexities of his existence beyond his well-known self-portraits. Schama presents a narrative that reveals the lesser-known aspects of Rembrandt’s life, including his brief fame and subsequent financial struggles, all while emphasizing the significance of his artwork in understanding his true biography.
In this edition, readers will find an intricate examination of seventeenth-century Holland, as Schama interweaves historical context with Rembrandt’s artistic journey. The book highlights how the artist’s experiences and environment shaped his work, offering insights into the relationship between his life and art. With 768 pages, this comprehensive biography invites readers to engage with the themes of art and individual artists, providing a fresh perspective on Rembrandt’s enduring impact on our imagination.
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This dazzling, unconventional biography shows us why, more than three centuries after his death, Rembrandt continues to exert such a hold on our imagination. Deeply familiar to us through his enigmatic self-portraits, few facts are known about the Leiden miller’s son who tasted brief fame before facing financial ruin (he was even forced to sell his beloved wife Saskia’s grave). The true biography of Rembrandt, as Simon Schama demonstrates, is to be discovered in his pictures. Interweaving of seventeenth-century Holland, Schama allows us to see Rembrandt in a completely fresh and original way.
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