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“An affectionate meditation on the mood, the texture and the circumstances of the painter’s life and times. Bailey...skillfully mingles his own impressions of Amsterdam today with the subject’s. [He] moves, as Rembrandt did himself, from the tangible to the intangible, the material to the spiritual, the personal to the social. It is an appropriate way to look at an artist who... immortalized his time and place.” —The New York Times
“Bailey has woven together a delightful image of Rembrandt’s Amsterdam, of the people he knew, the houses he lived in, the streets he walked. It is an excellent book, easy to read, and filled with fascinating information about Rembrandt and his world.” —The Washington Post
“Bailey manages masses of detail, from established fact to whimsical lore, with impressive skill. It would not be so absorbing, nor so evocative, if it did not return again and again to the sensuous terms of Rembrandt’s world. A literary triumph. It sets the standard for efforts to evoke the human reality of an artist of the past.” — Kenneth Baker, art writer, Boston Phoenix
""An engaging introduction."" — Simon Schama, art historian
“This is a book about Rembrandt, but about Rembrandt in Amsterdam, and it tells us the history of that city without losing track of the artist... modest, rich and sensitive... This is a book to read at many levels; no one should visit Holland again without it in his bag. It is a labour of love.” — The Irish Times
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover book, neither ex-library nor marked as a remainder. Dust jacket is in a plastic sleeve and has almost no wear. Binding is strong and all signatures are intact. Text block is free of markings and highlighting; no dog-ears or creased corners. 246 pp. with many reproductions and photographs. Item ships from the USA; international orders may require a postage adjustment -- contact me if you would like a quote before you purchase. Seller Inventory # 430661
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A captivating and original book; this manages to balance a vivid account of a great artist and the larger picture of his time and place. This is a clean and tight first printing and it has a contemporary review loosely enclosed. There is a neat former owner's signature on the front end paper, and an attractive blind stamp, but this hardly distracts. The jacket is unclipped and with no damage beyond a little ageing. Seller Inventory # ABE-1662911412696
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. 1978 Dent Hardcover 1st Edition. Fine clean tight binding with near fine unclipped dustjacket. Wonderful jacket design & illustration has former owners bookpate inside. Seller Inventory # ABE-5008523607