Rembrandt: An Essay in the Philosophy of Art

Georg Simmel

Language: English

Publisher: Routledge

Published: May 15, 2005

Description:

First published in 1916 in German, this important work has never been translated into English--until now. Simmel attacks such questions as "What do we see in a work of Art?" and "What do Rembrandt's portraits tell us about human nature?" This is a major work by a major thinker concerning one of the world's most important painters.