Rembrandts reading : the artists bookshelf of ancient poetry and history 电子书下载

书名：Rembrandts reading : the artists bookshelf of ancient poetry and history

Though Rembrandt`s study of the Bible has long been recognized, his interest in secular literature has been relatively neglected. In this volume, Amy Golahny uses a 1656 inventory to reconstruct Rembrandt`s library, discovering anew how his reading of history contributed to his creative process. In the end, Golahny places Rembrandt in the learned vernacular culture of seventeenth-century Holland, painting a picture of a pragmatic reader whose attention to historical texts strengthened his rivalry with Rubens for visual drama and narrative erudition.