Rembrandt – A képek színjátéka. Hermeneutikai kísérletek (online képmelléklet)

Online supplement for the monograph Rembrandt – The Painted Stage. Essays in Hermeneutics (https://doi.org/10.56037/978-963-646-028-0). This book takes a unique approach to interpreting Rembrandt's biblical and mythological artwork from a modern viewpoint. The author argues that Rembrandt was exceptional in two conflicting aspects: his talent as draughtsman, painter, and etcher and his ability as a dramaturge. The result of this combination was a highly original artistic form, which had no predecessors or followers. Rembrandt's artwork was designed to reinterpret well-known stories and reimagine the fate of their heroes, exactly on the seemingly static stage of paintings and. That is, why traditional methods of art history, such as stylistic analysis and iconological research, cannot fully grasp the complexity of these works. The book offers a new concept of the syntax of Rembrandt's 'depicted stage', explaining the ways of pictorial organization and technical procedures that guide the viewer's attention. The author provides twelve detailed analyses of Rembrandt's work to demonstrate the usability of the 'dramatological approach' to interpret Rembrandt's history pieces. Additionally, five studies shed light on Rembrandt's specific pictorial practices and technical procedures, which made him one of the most important forerunners of modernity in art. The book is accompanied by historiographical and methodological reflections throughout the whole text.