Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300142136)

Jan Lievens (1607-1674) was one of the most fascinating and enigmatic Dutch artists of the 17th century. Daring and innovative as a painter, printmaker, and draftsman, he created powerful character studies, genre scenes, landscapes, formal portraits, and religious and allegorical images that were widely praised and valued during his lifetime. This beautiful book, the first overview of the full range of Lievens' career, features more than 50 paintings--many of them newly discovered in private collections--and more than 75 prints and drawings, providing a reassessment of his place in the history of art.

Lievens began his career in his native Leiden, where he worked closely with his compatriot Rembrandt, who admired and collected Lievens' works. Lievens then moved to London, Antwerp, and Amsterdam, and his peripatetic career and multitude of working styles, say the authors of this book, may explain why his reputation today is not as high as it should be. This book offers a necessary corrective, returning to Lievens the esteem he deserves.

Published in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington

Exhibition Schedule:

National Gallery of Art, Washington (October 26, 2008 - January 11, 2009)

Milwaukee Art Museum (February 7 - April 26, 2009)

Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam (May 17 - August 9, 2009)

Author: Arthur K. Wheelock
ISBN-10: 0300142137
ISBN-13: 9780300142136
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2008
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 4.25lbs
Size: 11.70h x 10.00w x 1.50d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/15/2009 pg. 89
Choice 04/01/2009
New York Review of Books 06/10/2010 pg. 56