A graphic biography of the Dutch master
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) is a towering figure in European art
history: a virtuoso painter, draftsman, and etcher whose enduring
influence can be seen in the work of artists from J. M. W. Turner to
Francis Bacon and beyond. A prolific self-portraitist, Rembrandt is a
deeply familiar figure--and yet little is known of his life and
character.
In this first graphic biography of the Dutch master, Typex pieces
together the facts that are known about Rembrandt's life to weave a
captivating story about a miller's son who, after a brief spell of fame,
suffered the fate of so many artists: financial ruin. It is a story
about life and death, love and bereavement, success and loss.
Commissioned by Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, home of the world's largest and
most important Rembrandt collection, this landmark graphic biography
brings to life a complex and contradictory character--a vain man who
celebrated human imperfection, and an arrogant genius who painted with
extraordinary empathy.