Timothy J. Standring

Jaco Rutgers

A compelling reconsideration of Rembrandt’s printed oeuvre based on new research into the artist’s life and work As a pioneering printmaker, Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) stood apart from his contemporaries thanks to his innovative approach to composition and his skillful rendering of space and light. He worked with the medium as a vehicle for artistic expression and experimentation, causing many to proclaim him the greatest etcher of all time. Moreover, the dissemination of the artist’s prints outside of the Dutch Republic during his lifetime contributed greatly to establishing Rembrandt’s reputation throughout Europe. Sumptuously illustrated with comparative paintings and drawings as well as prints, this important volume draws on exciting new scholarship on Rembrandt's etchings. Authors Jaco Rutgers and Timothy J. Standring examine the artist’s prints from many angles. They reveal how Rembrandt intentionally varied the states of his etchings, printed them on exotic papers, and retouched prints by hand to create rarities for a clientele that valued unique impressions.

Painter as Printmaker

Rembrandt

Lynn F. Jacobs

Peter Klein

Hieronymus Bosch

Hélène Verougstraete

Olaf Goubitz

Jaap Kottman

G.C.M. van Dijck

Ester Vink

Museum Boijmans van Beuningen

Maria Pilar Silva Maroto

Paul Vandenbroeck

Suzanne Laemers

Marianne Renson

Frédéric Elsig

Carmen Garrido

Eric de Bruyn

Renilde Vervoort

Hans van Gangelen

Sebastiaan Ostkamp

Annemarieke Willemsen

Kees Vellekoop

Roger van Schoute

To accompany a major exhibition at the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum in Amsterdam, 20 scholars and specialists on the early Netherlandish painter Hieronymus Bosch have been invited to contribute essays to this publication. Intended to cater to both a general interest readership and to art historians and researchers, the book places an emphasis on significant new scholarship, thus retaining its value amid diverse and evolving perceptions of Bosch and his work. Hieronymus Bosch was unique in creating works of symbolic fantasy using rich forms and colors in a way that makes him the ancestor, 500 years earlier, to the Surrealist painters of the early twentieth century. This volume will help make his work accessible to a wide range of readers, and will considerably advance the scholarship.

New Insights Into His Life and Work

Jaco Rutgers

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