The Life and Times of Rembrandt
by Hendrik Willem van Loon (Author), Joannis Van Loon (Historical author), Rembrandt (Artist)
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More of a historical fiction piece about van Loon's ancestor, who was the occasional doctor to and more often friend of Rembrandt. I enjoyed the historical background of the times and was entertained by the adventures of Dr. van Loon. I was a bit surprised to discover that the good doctor was trying to experiment with cannabis to relieve pain in his patients. That's pretty daring, both for the 1600s and 1930, when my edition was printed.
This is one of the first Van Loon's I bought. It is a very large book, 570 pages of fairly close type with some prints of Rembrandt's prints scattered through it. I really enjoyed it. Not only did Van Loon make Rembrandt an interesting person, the style of writing used was good to read. It is one of my favourites.
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Hendrik Willem van Loon was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on January 14, 1882. He immigrated to the United States in 1902 and attended Cornell University, where he received a bachelor's degree in 1905. After graduating, he became a news correspondent for the Associated Press. He reported from Russia on the Russian Revolution in 1905 and from show more Belgium during World War I in 1914. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Munich in 1911. His dissertation, The Fall of the Dutch Republic, was published as a book in 1913. He lectured at Cornell University on European History from 1915-1917 and served as the Department Head of Social Sciences at Antioch College, Ohio from 1921-1922. He was an author, historian, and illustrator. His wrote about 40 books during his lifetime including The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom, The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators, Report to Saint Peter, and The Story of Mankind, which received the Newberry Medal in 1922. During World War II, he broadcast speeches to the Netherlands. For his contributions during the war, Queen Wilhelmina, the Dutch queen, knighted him in 1942. He died on March 11, 1944 at the age of 62. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Rembrandt, Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669
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