Rembrandt's 'Bathsheba Reading King David's Letter' (Hardcover)

Rembrandt's Bathsheba Reading King David's Letter is unusual both as a history painting and as a portrayal of a nude. Instead of displaying a sumptuous body for the viewer's delectation, Bathsheba elicits our empathy. This collection of essays by six Rembrandt scholars examines its qualities from perspectives ranging from changing perceptions of female beauty and the nude, technical analysis, and biographical and psychological analysis of the artist, the subject, and the viewer. The juxtaposition of these different approaches to a single work highlights how both the artist and his art are constructed through the questions we ask, and facilitates a comparison of some of the different approaches practised by art historians today.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Masterpieces of Western Painting
Release date:	November 1998
Editors:	Ann Jensen Adams
Dimensions:	235 x 159 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-45391-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1600 to 1800 > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Painting & paintings > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists > General
LSN:	0-521-45391-7
Barcode:	9780521453912

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