Comments on: 700 + Rembrandts on show (sort of) http://flyingfox.jonathanjanson.com/2009/07/01/700-rembrandts-on-show-sort-of/ Words from the Essential Vermeer.com Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:08:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter Jochems http://flyingfox.jonathanjanson.com/2009/07/01/700-rembrandts-on-show-sort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-7622 Peter Jochems Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:19:07 +0000 http://flyingfox.jonathanjanson.com/?p=1683#comment-7622 I didn’t go. I believe the price for entrance was 12 euros which is too expensive for a bunch of reproductions. Besides that, Rembrandt never saw all his work in one place, so what’s the point? To a certain extent I would be afraid to get some distorted view of Rembrandt’s work seeing them all in one place and ‘through the eyes’ of only one scholar. I didn’t go. I believe the price for entrance was 12 euros which is too expensive for a bunch of reproductions. Besides that, Rembrandt never saw all his work in one place, so what’s the point? To a certain extent I would be afraid to get some distorted view of Rembrandt’s work seeing them all in one place and ‘through the eyes’ of only one scholar.

]]> By: Jonathan Janson http://flyingfox.jonathanjanson.com/2009/07/01/700-rembrandts-on-show-sort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-6324 Jonathan Janson Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:47:54 +0000 http://flyingfox.jonathanjanson.com/?p=1683#comment-6324 I am not a lover of mega exhibitions although they offer an occasions for full-scale revisions which are at time necessary. I would imagine that the Rembrandt exhibit won’t do too much good except for scholars. It might be an opportunity to see the forest rather than the trees and reshuffle chronological order which considering his vast output, could be constructive. I am not a lover of mega exhibitions although they offer an occasions for full-scale revisions which are at time necessary.

I would imagine that the Rembrandt exhibit won’t do too much good except for scholars. It might be an opportunity to see the forest rather than the trees and reshuffle chronological order which considering his vast output, could be constructive.

]]> By: Arco Scheepen http://flyingfox.jonathanjanson.com/2009/07/01/700-rembrandts-on-show-sort-of/comment-page-1/#comment-6313 Arco Scheepen Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:54:39 +0000 http://flyingfox.jonathanjanson.com/?p=1683#comment-6313 Hi Jonathan, great site! A few years back we had a 'Rembrandt year' here in the Netherlands (400th birthday), which was celebrated with a great number of Rembrandt exhibitions. I nearly visited them all, being a painter and a huge Rembrandt admirer. The exhibition you mention was also on display then, but I didn't go. I'd rather see originals instead of reproductions, however good they are made. I'd like to see the texture of a painting, and I love being in awe by standing in front of the 'real thing'. And putting a few hundred items on display is a bit much I think, far too much to take it all in. Anyway, just my 2 cents worth... Cheers, Arco Hi Jonathan, great site!
A few years back we had a ‘Rembrandt year’ here in the Netherlands (400th birthday), which was celebrated with a great number of Rembrandt exhibitions. I nearly visited them all, being a painter and a huge Rembrandt admirer. The exhibition you mention was also on display then, but I didn’t go. I’d rather see originals instead of reproductions, however good they are made. I’d like to see the texture of a painting, and I love being in awe by standing in front of the ‘real thing’. And putting a few hundred items on display is a bit much I think, far too much to take it all in. Anyway, just my 2 cents worth…
Cheers, Arco

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