Biographic: Rembrandt

by Sophie Collins

Many people know that Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) was a Dutch painter and etcher, a master of light and shadow who is regarded as one of the greatest of all portrait artists. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he taught over 50 apprentices; that he produced over 2,000 artworks, of which 120 were self-portraits; and that, after buying one of the finest houses in Amsterdam, he ran up so many debts that he was forced to sell his wife's grave. This book presents an instant portrait of his life and work, with an array of irresistible facts and figures converted into infographics to reveal the artist behind the pictures.

Genres: Art

96 pages, Hardcover

Published November 1, 2018

About the author

Sophie Collins is a writer, editor and resident expert on supernatural romance. Author of How to Date a Vampire, she currently lives and works in the UK.

Reviews

[Daniel Baars · Rating 3 out of 5]

Slight (like a long magazine article) but fun.

[Marcus Tay · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tells you all sort of random facts about the times he lived and the person himself .

Colourful book!

[Yomi Olufidipe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rembrandt and Kanye really are so similar (this thought
popped into my numerous times throughout the reading of this book).

Book and Rembrandt himself both seem insanely interesting lol