REMBRANDT (WORLD OF ART) (PB)

Rembrandt is among the few Old Master artists to retain universal appeal among art lovers today, yet he remains an elusive, enigmatic figure. Here, art historian Christopher White carefully considers the known facts to build a sensitive and thorough account of the artist’s life and work. He describes the radiant happiness of Rembrandt’s marriage, tragically cut short by the death of his wife, and discusses the catastrophe of his bankruptcy. The psychological factors that may have awakened Rembrandt’s sudden interest in landscape are also explored, as is the artist’s final decade, when he retreated into the private world of his imagination.