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R.v.R.: the life of Rembrandt van Rijn by Hendrik Willem Van Loon. Revised especially for this edition by the author and illustrated with 150 reproductions of the drawings, etchings and paintings of Rembrandt selected and arranged by J.B. Neumann is a book available to read on EtoBox.
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xxxvi, 378 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : 24 cm This biography of Rembrandt tells about the artist being the son of a Dutch miller who rose to fame, who tasted the fruits of success and prosperity and sank to the trials of bankruptcy and utter want I meet Saskia for the first time and find her a very sick woman -- Under what circumstances I had first met Rembrandt -- A disagreeable woman is as a rule a very disagreeable woman -- Saskia's illness -- I begin to learn something new about art when Rembrandt invites me into his studio -- Rembrandt paints a very large picture which he expects to make him famous -- And as a result of this picture Rembrandt becomes the joke of Amsterdam -- Rembrandt meets my friends and Saskia grows weaker -- Saskia quietly goes to sleep for all time -- Saskia is buried and Rembrandt goes back to work Rembrandt unexpectedly calls and borrows fifty guilders -- I learn a few things about Saskia's family -- I relate a few interesting stories about my grandfather -- Rembrandt asks me to call -- I have the honor to dine with one of the Burgomasters -- What I heard from home during my prolonged stay in the New World -- I receive more bad news from Amste
- Author
- Hendrik Willem Van Loon. Revised especially for this edition by the author and illustrated with 150 reproductions of the drawings, etchings and paintings of Rembrandt selected and arranged by J.B. Neumann
- Publisher
- Heritage Press
- Published
- 1939
- Language
- EN
- Subjects
- Memoir, Art, Biography
- Rating
- 5 / 5 (1 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-24