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Phaidon Colour Library
Rembrandt by Michael Kitson
Book by Kitson, Michael
- GenresArtNonfictionHistory
Unknown Binding
First published January 1, 1982
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July 26, 2020
I read this text as part of a post-graduate class I'm taking for an Art History certificate. It includes a concise timeline biography of the artist, which hits on all the major moments of his life and career and includes full page color photos of his most important works.
The first section, which is 19 pages in length, speaks about his life and work in general is rather dry. The alignment of text on the page is also distracting - for a large book, the text is tiny and forced into two long, skinny columns on each page. This is to allow room for images in the margins, but it would have been easier to read had the layout been different.
I think I would have enjoyed the book more if that part had absorbed the timeline biography as well for more interesting, fluid reading, but as a reference for this course, it did the job. This would be a great book to own if you are a painter or painting student interested in closely observing his technical skills, especially to see how they evolved over time.
The first section, which is 19 pages in length, speaks about his life and work in general is rather dry. The alignment of text on the page is also distracting - for a large book, the text is tiny and forced into two long, skinny columns on each page. This is to allow room for images in the margins, but it would have been easier to read had the layout been different.
I think I would have enjoyed the book more if that part had absorbed the timeline biography as well for more interesting, fluid reading, but as a reference for this course, it did the job. This would be a great book to own if you are a painter or painting student interested in closely observing his technical skills, especially to see how they evolved over time.
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