Gerson, Horst — Rembrandt Paintings

NY, Reynal & Company, 1968. Hardcover. White cloth/black DJ covered with mylar. 527 pp. 80 color, 650 bw plates. A definitive presentation of the master's work. Gorgeous full-page color illustrations. This over-sized book answers the central question-how is a surpassing genius like Rembrandt related to the other artists of his day and the world around him? A must for any Rembrandt fan! Contents as follows: Dutch painting in the early 17th century. -- The Leyden years. -- The Leyden school of painting. -- Rembrandt in Amsterdam. -- Rembrandt as a teacher. -- The night watch. -- The 1640's. -- The later works. -- The final years. -- Rembrandt and his century. -- Rembrandt and posterity: The broken tradition. -- Catalog illustrations: 1625-1669. -- Around Rembrandt/by D.W. Bloemena. VG/VG .