Rembrandt Caravaggio
Contributors: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn,  1606-1669.; Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610.; Bull, Duncan.; Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.; Rijksmuseum (Netherlands)
Publisher: Uitgeverij Waanders - Rijksmuseum
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Zwolle, Netherland - Amsterdam, Netherland
Language: eng
Translated from: dut
Translation of: Rembrandt Caravaggio
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9789040091360
Subjects: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, -- 1606-1669 -- Exhibitions; Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, -- 1573-1610 -- Exhibitions; Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, -- 1573-1610 -- Influence -- Exhibitions; Painting, Baroque -- Italy -- Exhibitions; Painting, Baroque -- Netherlands -- Exhibitions; Painting, Dutch -- Italian influences -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: "Rembrandt - Caravaggio highlights the two geniuses of baroque painting: Rembrandt, the pre-eminent artist of the Dutch Golden Age, and his Italian counterpart Michelangelo Merisi (also known as Il Caravaggio). Both artists are considered revolutionary innovators in Northern and Southern European art, respectively. With their origins in different painting traditions, each developed an original and striking visual language. The juxtaposition in pairs of paintings by the two artists intensifies the comparison of their work." "Although they never met - Caravaggio (1571-1610) died four years after the birth of Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) - many parallels can be drawn between the two master painters and their oeuvres. This is the first publication to comprehensively compare the works of Rembrandt with those of Caravaggio. Exploring the use of contrasting colours and chiaroscuro, both artists achieved unexpected realistic detail."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: "This catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition, Rembrandt-Caravaggio, presented by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and the Van Gogh Museum in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, 24 February-18 June 2006..."--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-207).