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Rembrandt's nose : of flesh & spirit in the master's portraits
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Rembrandt's nose : of flesh & spirit in the master's portraits

Author: Michael Taylor; Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
Publisher: New York : Distributed Art Publishers, ©2007.
Edition/Format: Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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Named Person: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Michael Taylor; Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
ISBN: 1933045442 9781933045443
OCLC Number: 74987961
Description: 167 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Contents: Group portrait of a man and a dog, both looking out of place -- "Without a nose, a man is no longer a man" -- A nose like the latex stock of a Hollywood makeup artist -- "This is painting, not just the pits and pores of flesh" -- An old man slumped in a wooden armchair, a widow who surrenders to no weakness -- "And their eyes were opened and they recognized him; and he vanished out of their sight" -- Like hounds closing in for a kill -- Mournful nostrils through which breath would never pass again -- Patrician beaks and an old lady's lumpish stout -- Plumb breasts, firm skin, and a profile that makes you want to cry -- The highlight on the tip of the nose -- An old man's rasping exhalations, an infant's purling breath -- Chronology.
Other Titles: Nez de Rembrandt.
Responsibility: by Michael Taylor.
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