- Explores all aspects of Rembrandt's early development as an artist-
Published to coincide with the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt's death-
Contains much new research into his early years- Publication accompanies
an exhibition to be held at Lakenhal, Leiden, from November 2019 to
February 2020, then at the Ashmolean from February 2020 to June
2020Young Rembrandt concentrates on the first ten years of the career of
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). Born in Leiden, he trained there with
Isaac van Swanenburg and in Amsterdam with Pieter Lastman. After a short
stay in Amsterdam he returned to Leiden and set up a studio where he
began his extraordinary career, painting scenes from the Bible and
classical mythology and history, as well as a handful of genre scenes
and portraits. His progress is remarkable: from the earliest hesitant
paintings of the Five Senses in about 1624 to the wonderfully assured
Jeremiah of 1630 it is almost possible to trace his development and his
increasing fluency and self-confidence from month to month and certainly
from year to year. Published to accompany exhibitions at the Lakenhal,
Leiden from November 2019 to February 2020, then at the Ashmolean
Museum, Oxford, from February to June 2020.
