Tas ir Rembrants

This Is...

by Jorella Andrews, Nick Higgins (Illustrator), Renāte Punka (Translator)

Bagātīgi ilustrētā grāmata saistošā un dinamiskā formā iepazīstina ar dižā mākslinieka biogrāfiju, kā arī ļauj uzzināt vairāk par viņa ievērojamākajiem darbiem un tajos ietvertajām nozīmēm.
Rembrants van Reins ir tipisks vecmeistars. Viņa dziļi personiskie, dzīvīgie un īpašas gaisotnes piestrāvotie darbi atbilst lielas daļas muzeju apmeklētāju priekšstatam par to, kādām jābūt gleznām. Taču dzīves laikā Rembrants ne vienmēr tika augstu novērtēts. Vairāk nekā gadsimtu pēc Rembranta nāves daudzi akadēmiski skoloti mākslas teorētiķi un kritiķi viņa stilu noniecināja. Taču deviņpadsmitajā gadsimtā viņš atkal nonāca revolūciju un pārmaiņu laiku iedvesmoto mākslinieku uzmanības lokā.

Genres: Art, Biography, Nonfiction

80 pages, Hardcover

First published March 29, 2016

Reviews

[Dave Schaafsma]

Another good concise and informational art biography in the "This is. . ." series, this one about the great Dutch Master Rembrandt. I think the illustrator, Nick Huggins, had a challenge when trying to evoke the work of the great painter. If he were working with a surrealist, he could do funky surreal spin-offs, but to do sketchy modern illustrations in juxtaposition with Rembrandt, it's a bit jarring.

But the bio I liked a lot. I knew a lot of this abrupt "rise and fall" story of Rembrandt's life, and of course knew he died basically in financial ruins, only to attain a status of one of the greatest painters ever AFTER his death.

The Nightwatch:

http://www.rembrandtpainting.net/nigh...

[Ferda Nihat Koksoy]

"İşte ....." ressamlar serisinden okuduğum bu 3.kitabın hikayelerinin oldukça güzel, çizimlerinin ise karmaşık ve Rembrandt'ın tarzına uygun olmadığını söyleyebilirim.

Psikolojik derinlikli resimleri, kolay incinir olan herhangi bir kişi ya da herhangi bir şeyin hayrete düşüren bir duyarlılıkla tasviri (yaygın olan idealize ve heybetli olanın resmedilmesinin aksine), her türlü yüzeyin niteliklerini neredeyse büyüleyici bir rahatlık ve doğrulukla aktarabilmesi,
Kalvinizm'de çok önemli olan tevazu, ölçülülük ve sağduyu değerlerini ustalıkla yansıtması, oldukça varlıklıyken lükse düşkünlük ve müsriflik nedeniyle yoksulluk içinde pişmanlığın resmini (Müsrif Oğulun Dönüşü) yaparak bitirdiği hayatı: REMBRANDT

[katrīna]

Pilnīgi cits gadsimts un jauna pieredze lasīt par 17. gadsimta mākslinieku. Rembrants sākumā bija ļoti populārs, taču vēlāk zaudēja savu atzinību, kamēr pats turpināja tērēt daudz naudas, tāpēc viņa dzīve beigās kļuva smaga. Ir ko mācīties no citu kļūdām.
Man patīk, ka šīs sērijas grāmatas stāsta ne tikai par mākslinieku, bet arī par tā laika vēsturi, īpaši šajā grāmatā. Es uzzināju vairāk par 16.–17. gadsimta kariem Nīderlandē.
Man patika, ka Rembrants neatteicās no sava stila, kaut arī tas nebija moderns, un turpināja iet savu ceļu. Taču kā cilvēks viņš bija sarežģīts – neapskaužama bija viņa ģimenes situācija: trīs no pieciem bērniem nomira agri, arī sieva nomira pāragri, un pēc tam, manuprāt, viņa mīlas dzīve kļuva diezgan samaitāta. To visu papildināja kašķi ar pircējiem un lielais ego.
Neskatoties uz viņa sarežģīto raksturu un daudzajām kļūdām, tieši viņa dzīvesstāsts mani pārsteidzoši aizrāva. Patiesībā es nebiju gaidījusi, ka man tik ļoti interesēs tieši stāsts par Rembrantu.

[Yochanan]

I enjoyed the style of writing and the funky illustrations.

[Nga]

A short book that portrays Rembrandt's life and work succinctly and charmingly. The author must have admired Rembrandt's talent and personality so as to write about the famous artist with such consideration and tenderness.

[Jaymee]

More of his life, and not so much on his art, though of course the former informs the latter. His resiliency despite losing patrons and most especially his family one by one is admirable; he continued on, producing his best works at the end of his life, where he has lost almost everything. I also appreciated the info about his "errors" in his works, saying that these are true to nature, refusing to conform to the period's fascination with perfection in still life paintings. I also loved the illustrations in this book; it's cartoonish but not in a childish way, but one that contrasted the serious works and the dark colors of Rembrandt (thereby enhancing it).

[Emine]

Iste sanat serisinde resimler kagit kalitesinden ve baskidan dolayi gercekten cok guzel gorunuyor. Bir yandan da yazarin hayati donemin sosyolojik yapisi hakkinda bilginiz oluyor. Bu da cok keyifli bir sey. Bu sekilde baska seriler de var ama simdiye kadar incelediklerim icerisinde gerek resmin gorunumu gerek metin acisindan en hoslanarak okudugum bu serinin kitaplari idi. Ve Rembrandt muhtesem bir ressam.

[Pınar Tınaztepe Kaya]

Hep Kitap'ın "İşte Sanat" serisindeki 17 kitaptan biri olan İşte Rembrandt'ı okumak benim için bir zevkti. Yakın zamanda Frankfurt'taki Städel Müzesi'nde gittiğim Rembrandt'ın sergisinde birçok eserini inceleme şansım olmuştu. Gördüğüm eserler haricinde görmediğim birçok eserine ait bilgiyi de bu kitap sayesinde öğrenmiş oldum. Eserleri hâlâ günümüzü aydınlatmaya devam ediyor. Kendisinin de dediği gibi, "Resim doğanın torunu. Doğrudan Tanrı'yla ilişkisi var."

[Henk]

Een heel goede inleiding in het leven en het werk van Rembrandt van Rijn.

[Eric]

Beautifully high quality prints. With story telling art between a biography on Rembrandt’s up and down life.

[adri♪]

i've always been interested in art history and this book convinced me to pick up the rest of the series. i enjoyed it. this is a good starting point for learning about the man behind the famous paintings.

↠ 4 stars

[Martin De jong]

Las dit in de Nederlandse editie waarin ik op de eerste pagina al een grammaticale miskleun tegenkwam - daarom voor straf een ster eraf.