Rembrandt and the face of Jesus / edited by Lloyd DeWitt ; with a preface by Seymour Slive ; and contributions by Lloyd DeWitt [and others].

Presents and explores the seven known oil sketches of Christ on oak panels by Rembrandt, along with over 60 paintings, drawings and prints by him and his pupils.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669
Corporate Authors: Musée du Louvre
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Detroit Institute of Arts
Other Authors: DeWitt, Lloyd
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Paris : [Detroit, Mich.] : New Haven [Conn.] : Philadelphia Museum of Art ; Musée du Louvre ; Detroit Institute of Arts ; In association with Yale University Press, [2011], ©2011.
Subjects:
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, > 1606-1669 > Exhibitions.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, > 1606-1669 > Criticism and interpretation.
Jesus Christ > Art > Exhibitions.
Jesus Christ > Face > Exhibitions.
Exhibitions.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Art
Physical Description:xv, 255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Perception and belief: the image of Christ and the meditative turn in Rembrandt's religious art / George S. Keyes
  • The heads of Christ: a technical survey / Mark Tucker, Lloyd DeWitt, Ken Sutherland
  • Rembrandt's Jesus / Larry Silver, Shelley Perlove
  • Testing tradition against nature: Rembrandt's radical new image of Jesus / Lloyd DeWitt
  • The heads of Christ in the context of the Tronie / Franziska Gottwald
  • The Orient and Rembrandt's redefinition of Christ iconography / Blaise Ducos
  • The impassibility of the gods: Rembrandt and Christ / Blaise Ducos.