Rembrandt, his life, his work and his time . ished for the first time. The courtesy of Lord Warwick,of Count Orloff Davidoff, and of Messrs. Ed. André, Haro, andR. Kann, has further enabled me to reproduce other picturesnever before published. Finally M. Sedelmeyer, to whom I heremake most grateful acknowledgment, furnished me with photographsof several among the numerous works of Rembrandt which havebeen in his possession from time to time. The plates engraved from these photographs were executedby M. Dujardin. Copies of some old engravings of public buildings 1 See a paragraph in my Preface
Rembrandt, his life, his work and his time . ished for the first time. The courtesy of Lord Warwick,of Count Orloff Davidoff, and of Messrs. Ed. André, Haro, andR. Kann, has further enabled me to reproduce other picturesnever before published. Finally M. Sedelmeyer, to whom I heremake most grateful acknowledgment, furnished me with photographsof several among the numerous works of Rembrandt which havebeen in his possession from time to time. The plates engraved from these photographs were executedby M. Dujardin. Copies of some old engravings of public buildings 1 See a paragraph in my Preface.âF. W. 2 The numerous etchings here reproduced are distinguished by a B. (signifyingBartsch), followed by the number of each in his catalogue. XVI AUTHORS INTRODUCTION in Leyden and Amsterdam, several picturesque views of the twotowns, and facsimiles of signatures successively used by Rem-brandt, complete the list of illustrations in this volume, which thepublishers have striven to make worthy of that great master towhom it is THE SLEEPING CHILD. (Sir Frederick Leightons Collection.) CONTENTS OF VOLUME I CHAPTER I PAGE LEYDEN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURYâTHE BIRTH OFREMBRANDTâHIS FAMILYâHIS STUDIES AND AMUSEMENTSâTHE UNIVERSITY OFLEYDENâEDUCATION AND MANNERS OF THE PERIODâWORKS OF ART IN THETOWN-HALLâPRECOCITY OF REMBRANDTS GENIUSâHIS MASTERS, J. VANSWANENBURCH AT LEYDEN, AND P. LASTMAN AT AMSTERDAMâHIS RETURNTO LEYDEN Iâ24 CHAPTER II FIRST PICTURES PAINTED AT LEYDENâ ST. PAUL IN PRISON AND THE MONEY-CHANGERâ(1627), SAMSON AND DELILAH (1628), AND THE PRESENTATIONIN THE TEMPLEâREMBRANDTS PORTRAITS OF HIMSELFâHIS FIRST ETCHINGSâHIS METHODS , 25â36 CHAPTER III REMBRANDTS PAINTED AND ENGRAVED PORTRAITS OF HIS FATHER AND MOTHERâSTUDIES MADE IN COMMON WITH HIS FELLOW-STUDENTSâ LOT AND HISDAUGHTERS, THE BAPTISM OF THE EUNUCH, ST. JEROME AT PRAYER âREMERANDTS FIRST PURCHASES OF WORKS OF ART 37â56 CHAPTER IV REMBRANDTS PRECOCIOUS FAMEâ
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