Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.
Loading... The Life and Times of Rembrandt R. v. R (edition 1930)by Hendrik Van Loon
Work InformationThe Life and Times of Rembrandt by Hendrik Willem Van Loon (Author)
Newbery Adjacent (63) Loading...
Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. 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. no reviews | add a review
No library descriptions found. |
Current DiscussionsNonePopular covers
Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)927.5History and Geography Biography, genealogy, insignia Of Fine Arts PaintersLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |