Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005

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Contents: Introduction : Rembrandt's artistic journey / Clifford S. Ackley -- Rembrandt as actor and dramatist : gesture and body language in the Biblical etchings / Clifford S. Ackley -- Rembrandt's oil sketches / Ronni Baer -- Looking over Rembrandt's shoulder : the printmaker at work / Thomas Rassieur -- Catalogue / Clifford S. Ackley ... [et al.] -- Use of the catalogue -- Exhibition list / Kate...

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Publisher / Publication Date: MFA Publications 2003

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Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010

Pescio, Claudio.

Summary: Examines the life and art of Rembrandt against the historical, political, and religious background of the period.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Peter Bedrick Books 1995

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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 759.492 REM

Venezia, Mike.

Summary: Briefly examines the life and work of the seventeenth-century Dutchman who was one of the greatest artists of all time.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Childrens Press 1988

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB REMBRANDT VEN

Blom, Onno

Summary: "A captivating exploration of the little-known story of Rembrandt's formative years by a prize-winning biographer. Rembrandt van Rijn's early years are as famously shrouded in mystery as Shakespeare's, and his life has always been an enigma. How did a miller's son from a provincial Dutch town become the greatest artist of his age? How in short, did Rembrandt become Rembrandt? Seeking the roots...

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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON VAN RIJN BLO

Venezia, Mike

Summary: "Introduces the reader to the artist Rembrandt"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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Summary: In Amsterdam of 1642, master painter Rembrandt Van Rijn enjoys a full life until the sudden death of his wife. Bankrupt and bereft, he finds comfort in a pretty servant in his home. Can he summon the courage to overcome his demons or will tragedy continue to haunt him?

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: MGM/UA Home Video 2001

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA REM

Gerson, H. (Horst)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harrison House 1978

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.9492 GER

Schama, Simon.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 1999

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Vlugt, Simone van der

Summary: "Amsterdam 1654: against the backdrop of Holland's Golden Age, a dangerous secret threatens to destroy a young widow's new life"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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Summary: This series of lectures introduces the greatest of universal museums. Its aim is not comprehensive. The focus is narrowed to the Department of Paintings, which is responsible for European paintings from the Middle Ages until the mid-19th century. These works of art form an encyclopedic summary of the achievements of painters that can be called the single most important such collection in the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2006

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 708.4 MUS
Call number: DVD 708.4 MUS

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Summary: Focusing on eight iconic works of art, this series reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages. A combination of reconstruction, photography and storytelling transport the viewer back to the intense moments when great works were conceived and born: the murderous, messianic world of Baroque Rome; opulent, parvenu Amsterdam; paranoid, revolutionary Paris; Victorian England...

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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2007

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Bonafoux, Pascal.

Summary: The seventeenth-century Dutch painter talks about his life and work as if entertaining the reader for the weekend. Includes reproductions of the artist's works and a list of museums where works are on display.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli International Publications 1992

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Heller, Joseph.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner Paperback Fiction 2000

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HEL

Jacob, John.

Summary: We find in this album world a biographical approach of the man and his work and sixty color reproductions with analytical commentary attached to each.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chartwell Books 1990

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 759.949 JAC