REMBRANDT FASHION AND FANCY

Until now dress has played only a subordinate role in the research of Rembrandts paintings, despite the fact that few artists are a s intensively studied as this Dutch master. The lacuna is all the more surprising since Rembrandt obviously delighted in rendering c lothes, which, for him, not only communicated the character and social status of his sitters but also clarified his narratives and h eightened the drama in his historical pieces. Here, Marieke de Winkel offers a fascinating and much-needed study of dress and costum e in the ...[Read more]