{"product_id":"rembrandt-and-his-works-gb-22690","title":"Rembrandt and His Works","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRembrandt and His Works - Comprising a Short Account of His Life; with a Critical Examination into His Principles and Practice of Design, Light, Shade, and Colour. Illustrated by Examples from the Etchings of Rembrandt.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nThe high estimation in which I have ever held the works of Rembrandt\nhas been greatly increased by my going through this examination of his\nvarious excellencies, and such will ever be the case when the emanations\nof genius are investigated; like the lustre of precious stones, their\nluminous colour shines from the centre, not from the surface. With such\na mine of rich ore as the works of Rembrandt contain, it is necessary\nto apologise for the paucity of examples offered, for in a work of this\nkind I have been obliged to confine myself to a certain brevity and\na limited number of illustrations; still I must do my publisher the\njustice to say, he has not grudged any expense that would be the means\nof doing credit to the great artist, the enlightened patron, or my\nown reputation. Another circumstance has been elicited in preparing\nthis work for publicationthe great interest that all have shown in\nthis humble attempt to make Rembrandt and his works more generally\nappreciated. His genius and productions seem to be congenial to the\nEnglish taste. As a colourist he will ultimately lay the foundation of\nthe British School of Painting, and prove the justice of Du Fresnoy's\nlines\n\n\nHad it been possible, I would have given some examples of his colour as\nwell as of his chiaro-scuro; but I found his great charm consists more\nin the\n\n[vi]\n\n       tone of his colouring than its arrangement. I have mentioned in\nthe body of the work that Sir Joshua, certainly the greatest master of\ncolour we have yet had in England, frequently speaks ambiguously of many\nof Rembrandt's pictures. I am therefore bound to quote a remark that he\nmakes to his praise. In his Memoranda he says\"I considered myself as\nplaying a great game; and instead of beginning to save money, I laid it\nout faster than I got it, in purchasing the best examples of art that\ncould be procured, for I even borrowed money for this purpose. The\npossession of pictures by Titian, Vandyke, Rembrandt, \u0026amp;c., I considered\nas the best kind of wealth.\"\n\n\nWith these remarks I must now launch the result of my labours, having\nhad constantly in mind that feeling which an advocate has in a good\ncause, not to expect, by all his exertions, to increase the reputation\nof his client, but an anxiety not to damage it by his weakness. Before\nconcluding I must again revert to the interest that all my friends\nhave taken in the success of this publication; and though it may\nappear invidious to particularise any, I cannot omit mention of that\nenthusiastic admirer of Rembrandt, my young friend Mr. E. W. Cooke;\nthe Messrs. Smith, of Lisle-street, the connoisseurs and extensive\ndealers in his Etchings; Mr. Carpenter, the keeper of the prints in\nthe British Museum; and, lastly, my young literary friend, Mr. Peter\nCunningham, who has, from the beginning, entered heartily into the\ncause of \"Rembrandt and his Works.\"\n\n\u003cb\u003e ......Buy Now (To Read More)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct details\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEbook Number\u003c\/b\u003e: 22690 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor\u003c\/b\u003e: Burnet, John \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/b\u003e: Sep 20, 2007 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat\u003c\/b\u003e: eBook \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage\u003c\/b\u003e: English \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Burnet, John,1784-1868 \/ eBook \/ English","offer_id":43218071584925,"sku":"gb-22690-ebook","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/products\/22690.jpg?v=1671465540","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/rembrandt-and-his-works-gb-22690","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}