Rembrandt's life and art had a mythical resonance among ninetheenth-century French artists, writers and collectors. Artists and critics used Rembrandt's artistic persona as a benchmark and justification for their own goals and some reconstructed and falsified history while making making Rembrandt and ancestral figure whom they heralded as their talisman. This study, the first in-depth examination of the reception of Rembrandt in nineteenth-century France, analyzes the preoccupation with his perceived authenticity, originality and republicanism. This innovative book considers the written texts, prints, sculpture, painting, posters, and theatrical performances that demonstrate the growing power of the myth of Rembrandt.|The first in-depth overview of the perception of Rembrandt among the French 19th-century intelligentsia|A fascinating investigation of the circumstances in France that fostered present-day debates over Rembrandt's art
- ISBN13 9789053566244
- Publish Date 10 September 2003 (first published 1 January 2003)
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 5 September 2011
- Publish Country NL
- Imprint Amsterdam University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 388
- Language English
- URL http://aup.nl/index.php/catalogsearch/result/?q=9789053566244