Rembrandt Drawings: 116 Masterpieces in Original Color (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) Hardcover – August 31, 2007

Rembrandt Drawings is a superb collection of drawings by the great Dutch master. They are intimate sketches which depict a glance. They are completely modern, predating the technique of the French modernists, and catch that first critical moment when the essential of a scene is grasped. Above all there is the instant seizure of a moment of humanity, a fleeting expression, query, puzzlement, wonder, but, strangely not a smile.Three of the drawings belong to the more than 90 self portraits in which Rembrandt traced his biography. One is an image of the artist at the age of 23 and it is informative to compare with the oil painting which followed, a display of genius in handling light and shadow. But for all that, the naive sketch catches a mood that no longer exists in the magnificent painting.The book is a treasure to browse and to ponder the profound humanity it contains. Its simplicity is an invitation to take a pencil and trace the same and similar lines, to explore the creative mind of one of the greatest artists who ever lived.

This book is perfect for any artist who wants to get a feel for the sketches produced by the genius Rembrandt. Artist should draw as frequently as possible. By observing Rembrandt's drawings, you learn how to effectively communicate a scene, or a story. These drawings could easily be concept sketches or storyboards for a movie; which is why I love this book. It inspires me to draw quick sketches of my ideas, and not have to necessarily worry about tight details.

I am very happy with my purchase. I enjoyed this book of Rembrandt's drawings. This is very inspirational to me as an artist. I highly recommend this book. Thank you.

The Kindle Version has all of the captions on the wrong pages. I was also disappointed to find that there is no way to zoom in on the images in the book as well (I suppose the Kindle wasn't meant to be used for looking at art books.)Good art, but avoid the Kindle version.

I had but lost the original Dover paperback of Rembrandt drawings printed way back when. I loved that book because it gave me a sense of the life in his work, hard to describe if you haven't experienced it. I've seen several of his drawings in the original and every movement of his line and touch indicating space and form and tone has an incredible relationship to the page and nuance that is deeply soul-nourishing. I was disappointed by this later Dover edition both for its selection of drawings and in the poor quality of reproduction. I hope so much to see a decent book on Rembrandt's drawings become available.

Even with a twirl of the open, The Master Rembrandt demonstrates his timeless genius. This book displays well on my Samsung tablet. The drawings are clear and show enough detail to be enjoyed over and over.

Rembrandt's drawings, though monochromatic, deserve to be in color. The variations in his pen lines and washes are part of their greatness, and I've waited for decades to see a book like this. I'm surprised it's in hardcover (I have about a thousand Dover books, all paperbacks) so it costs a few extra dollars, and it's no surprise that the reproductions are generations removed from the originals, but I'm hardly complaining. Up till now I haven't found a complete color collection of his drawings, and he is one of history's greatest and most subtle draftsmen, so this is a gift to the world. If we ever get a book like this reproduced from the originals, it will probably cost over $100.And regarding the artwork, I'll quote my elder colleague and master draftsman, Don Lagerberg: "The older I get, the better Rembrandt gets."

The quality of the prints is very well done, along with the arrangement. A great educational tool when looking at Rembrandt's work.

Outstanding reproductions, excellent selection.

This is another of the many Dover Art Library books I’ve bought on Amazon. They’re normally short though this one is 128 pages, just under A4 size and inexpensive. This one is a hardback unlike the others. The drawings are in categories – Bible Drawings & Saints, Studies of Groups of Figures, Nudes etc. Don’t be mislead by the “Original Color” bit – he drew in chalk, mostly black or red and “bistre” which is a brownish-yellow pigment made from the soot of burnt wood. The pictures are OK but I’d never call them “Masterpieces”. The paintings that followed probably were, but these are sketches, no more. It’s an interesting book to add to the collection but that’s all.

I bought this book on Kindle store but the drawings which although of reasonable quality were in the case of landscape oriented drawing configured in portrait. This made reviewing the drawings frustrating. Even worse the descriptions of all the drawings did not correspond to the correct drawing but to the previous one! Very unsatisfactory.

Ok book