Rembrandt: The Christmas Story [Hardcover]

Van Rijn Rembrandt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 8, 1998

Universally acclaimed as one of the greatest artists of all time, Rembrandt often turned to Scripture for inspiration. Many of his works, crafted with vitality and emotion that stir the spirit, depict events of the Christmas story. This unique collection of reproductions of color oils, drawings, and black and white etchings depict everything from the angel Gabriel's announcement of Jesus' birth to the adoration of shepherds and wise men. Each piece is accompanied by the Scripture that inspired the seventeenth century artist. This a lavish, beautiful gift book that will become a treasured Christmas tradition. Hardcover. 80 Pages.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (September 8, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785274642
• ISBN-13: 978-0785274643
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,175,999 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Why so small?, December 25, 1998

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This review is from: Rembrandt: The Christmas Story (Hardcover)

The pictures of this book are very good and the text fits well, however, having copies of the other two books in this series, "The Life Of Christ" and "The Old Testament", I was a bit dissapointed with the size of this book. The publishers seem to be attempting one of those "gift" books and in doing this they do a great disservice to the artist.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful marriage of art and scripture, August 24, 2000

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M. J. Smith (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rembrandt: The Christmas Story (Hardcover)

This volume is a wonderful marriage of art by Rembrant and text from the Gospel infancy narratives. Thus the book revolves around well known episodes: the annunciation, Mary's visit to Elizabeth, the birth of John the Baptist, the birth of Jesus, the angel appearing to the shepherds ... etc. Some of the texts have multiple paintings and etchings associated with them; this has the effect of allowing the art more than the word to tell the story. This is an excellent book for anyone interested in religious or biblical art.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Gorgeous Gift Book, May 18, 2002

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Phil Wade (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rembrandt: The Christmas Story (Hardcover)

This beautiful, 72 page book is a great gift for art lovers and Christians. Its introduction explains Rembrandt's possible inspiration and some details for each work. The text of the KJV Bible gives the book a devotional quality. Both text and art make for good meditation during a busy Christmas season. My favorite is the drawing on the book's cover, shown in full on page 27. It's a tender portrait of Mary and Jesus, possibly modeled by Rembrandt's wife and first child. I think knowing that the child died after two months makes this drawing all the more poignant to me. Jesus, God Almighty incarnate as a human, was just as frail as Rembrandt's first born.