Rembrandt's eyes
"Rembrandt's Eyes, about which Simon Schama has been thinking for more than twenty years, shows that the true biography of Rembrandt is to be discovered in his pictures. Through a succession of descriptions and interpretations of Rembrandt's paintings threaded into this narrative, he allows us to see Rembrandt's life clearly and to think about it afresh." "Rembrandt's Eyes shows us why Rembrandt is such a thrilling painter, so revolutionary in his art, so penetrating of the hearts of those who have looked for three hundred years at his pictures. Above all, Schama's understanding of Rembrandt's mind and the dynamic of his life allows him to re-create Rembrandt's life on the page."--Jacket
Biography
xi, 750 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
9780679402565, 9780375709814, 9780965044035, 067940256X, 0375709819, 0965044033
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pt. 1. The prospects of a painter. The quiddity
pt. 2. The paragon. Jan and Maria ; Pietro Paolo ; Apelles in Antwerp
pt. 3. The prodigy. RHL ; The competition
pt. 4. The prodigal. Amsterdam anatomized ; Body language ; Crossing the threshold
pt. 5. The prophet. Exposures ; The price of painting ; The sufficiency of grace
pt. 6. Afterward. Rembrandt's ghost
Simultaneously published in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto