Synopses & Reviews
Willem Drost (1633and#150;1659) was one of Rembrandtand#8217;s most gifted pupils, and he is also considered one of the most mysterious. This book, the first ever devoted to this exceptional artist, unravels many of the mysteries of Drostand#8217;s life and career. Curator and art historian Jonathan Bikker offers not only new archival evidence of the artistand#8217;s date and place of death, but also a new assessment of Drostand#8217;s place in the Rembrandt workshop and in the Venetian art world of the mid-seventeenth century. Drost emerges as one of Rembrandtand#8217;s most talented imitators and, despite his short career, an artist with a variety of faces.
The book features a meticulously researched and fully illustrated catalogue raisonnand#233; with 38 paintings now attributed to Drost (several formerly attributed to Rembrandt) and 35 other paintings today known only from old sale catalogues or reproductions. The author also discusses 32 paintings he rejects as Drostand#8217;s work.
Review
and#8220;Beautifully illustrated and cogently argued.and#8221;and#8212;
Art TimesSynopsis
This book, the first ever devoted to Rembrandtand#8217;s gifted pupil Willem Drost, unravels many of the mysteries of the artistand#8217;s life and career. Featuring a meticulously researched catalogue raisonnand#233;, the book not only reassesses Drostand#8217;s place in the Rembrandt workshop and in the Venetian art world but also offers new evidence on the artistand#8217;s death.
About the Author
Jonathan Bikker is a researcher at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, and co-curator of the recent Sweerts exhibition shown in Amsterdam and Hartford, CT.