Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn: Bibliography

Comprehensive editions of his works have been compiled: his paintings by A. Bredius (rev. by H. Gerson, 3d ed. 1969), his etchings by A. M. Hind (2d ed. 1923, repr. 1967), and his drawings by O. Benesch (6 vol., 1954–58).

See studies of his life and works by O. Benesch, Essays on Rembrandt (Vol. I of Benesch's Collected Works, tr. 1970); biographies by L. Munz and B. Haak (1984) and G. Schwartz (1986); studies by O. Banks (1982) and S. Schama (1999).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Museum Collections
• Achievement
• Later Years, Late Masterworks
• Amsterdam: Success, Bankruptcy, and a Developing Style
• The Leiden Years
• Early Life
• Bibliography

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