Rudi Fuchs: Rembrandt spricht

Rembrandt unplugged!

With his simple literary language, precise descriptions and almost photographically accurate observations, Rudi Fuchs allows us to participate in the development and perfection of one of the greatest Dutch Baroque painters, who only became an iconic painter of the Golden Age in the 20th century.Rudi Fuchs, himself a famous museum man and influential curator of contemporary art (including documenta 7), has visited many hundreds of studios over the decades and held just as many artist talks. documenta 7), has visited many hundreds of studios over the decades and held just as many discussions with artists. Now he finally takes us with him on his imaginary visits to Rembrandt's studio, looks over the shoulder of his famous compatriot with great concentration as he creates a specific selection of his most important works and really does provide us with an impressive panorama of Rembrandt's oeuvre.Rudi Fuchs really does let his Rembrandt speak when he follows him step by step, from one painting to the next, perhaps via the diversions of a sketch or an etching, to the concrete painterly solutions to problems. After all, art history has never let go of one thing: Rembrandt constantly reinvented himself; he is regarded as perhaps one of the most unconventional painters of the 17th century, who was always on the lookout for new solutions.