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Scholars of Rembrandt and anyone who loves Rembrandt's art will find much of interest in this substantial catalogue, published to accompany an exhibition held at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in 2003-2004 (it traveled to the Art Institute of Chicago in 2004). Lengthy scholarly entries accompany each of the 216 works in the show (there are etchings, drawings, and paintings). There are four essays: an introduction on Rembrandt's dramatic use of gesture by Ackley (curator of prints and drawings at the BMFA), an analysis of the artist's oil sketches, and a discussion of his printmaking technique. An exhibition list, chronology of Rembrandt's career, and bibliography are included. Not indexed. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Illustrated with some 200 works in all these media, this book traces the remarkable evolution of Rembrandt's art over four decades, from the robust physical energy of his early productions to the breadth, simplicity, and meditative beauty of this later works. It establishes new and important connections among these works and among the three media that the artist explored throughout his career. It encompasses the wide range of his vision, from the tragic and spiritual to the earthy and comic. And it gives full due to Rembrandt's narrative sensibilities, showing how he endowed his figures (particularly in biblical scenes) with unprecedented psychological nuance and vividness. Published to accompany the first comprehensive American survey of this work in decades, Rembrandt's Journey offers a fresh, authoritative view of this endlessly familiar, yet still unknown, artist.
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