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Rembrandt's Reading : the Artist's Bookshelf of Ancient Poetry and History by Amy Golahny is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Though Rembrandt's study of the Bible has long been recognized, his interest in secular literature has been relatively neglected. In this volume, Amy Golahny uses a 1656 inventory to reconstruct Rembrandt's library, discovering anew how his reading of history contributed to his creative process. In the end, Golahny places Rembrandt in the learned vernacular culture of seventeenth-century Holland, painting a picture of a pragmatic reader whose attention to historical texts strengthened his rivalry with Rubens for visual drama and narrative erudition. About the Author Amy Golahny has written numerous articles on and around Rembrandt, and edited a book on the reciprocity of poetry and painting, The Eye of the Poet (1996). She earned her doctorate at Columbia University, and is associate professor of art history at Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

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Author

Amy Golahny

Publisher

Amsterdam University Press ; Plymbridge

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9781423785163

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Art, History & Criticism