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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777517603321

Autore

McQueen Alison <1969->

Titolo

The rise of the cult of Rembrandt : reinventing an old master in nineteenth-century France / / Alison McQueen [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2003

ISBN

1-280-95892-8

9786610958924

90-485-0523-2

1-4237-8517-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (388 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Rembrandt

Disciplina

759.9492

Soggetti

Art criticism - France - History - 19th century

Art, French - 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2021).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-374) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Reinventing the Biography, Creating the Myth -- Plates -- Chapter 2. Politicizing Rembrandt -- Chapter 3. Picturing the Myth -- Chapter 4. Rembrandt the "Master" Printmaker -- Chapter 5. The Rembrandt Strategy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Illustration Acknowledgements -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Rembrandt's life and art had an almost mythic resonance in nineteenth-century France with artists, critics, and collectors alike using his artistic persona both as a benchmark and as justification for their own goals. This first in-depth study of the traditional critical reception of Rembrandt reveals the preoccupation with his perceived authenticity.