Rembrandt's 'Bathsheba Reading King David's Letter' (Masterpieces of Western Painting)

ISBN: 9780521453912

出版社: Cambridge University Press

出版年: 1998-11-13

页数: 240

定价: USD 60.00

装帧: Hardcover

内容简介

Rembrandt's masterful 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 leading Rembrandt scholars examines its qualities from perspectives ranging from changing perceptions of female beauty and the nude, to technical analysis, and biographical and psychological analysis of the artist, the subject, and the viewer.