{"product_id":"visions-of-the-self-rembrandt-and-now-9780847869077","title":"Visions of the Self: Rembrandt and Now","description":"\u003cp\u003eA legendary painting by Rembrandt forms the centerpiece of this exploration of self-portraits by leading artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.  Published to commemorate an exhibition presented by Gagosian in partnership with English Heritage  this stunning volume centers on Rembrandts masterpiece Self-Portrait with Two Circles (c. 1665)  from the collection of Kenwood House in London. The painting is considered to be Rembrandts greatest late self-portrait and is accompanied here by examples of the genre from leading artists of the past one hundred years. These include works by Francis Bacon  Jean-Michel Basquiat  Lucian Freud  and Pablo Picasso  as well as contemporary artists such as Georg Baselitz  Glenn Brown  Urs Fischer  Damien Hirst  Howard Hodgkin  Giuseppe Penone  Richard Prince  Cindy Sherman  and Rudolf Stingel  among others. Also featured is a new work by Jenny Saville  created in response to Rembrandts masterpiece.  Full-color plates of the works  generous details  and installation views of the exhibition accompany an expansive essay by art historian David Freedberg that provides a close look at the self-portraits created by Rembrandt throughout his life and considers the role of the Dutch master as the precursor of all modern painting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652189413429,"sku":"ByrdShop_0847869075","price":69.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780847869077.jpg?v=1781849821","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/visions-of-the-self-rembrandt-and-now-9780847869077","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}