Rembrandt is in the wind : learning to love art through the eyes of faith
Publication Information
Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan Reflective, [2022]
Physical Description
xvi, 256 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Summary
How do art and faith intersect? How does art help us see our own lives more clearly? What can we understand about God and humanity by looking at the lives of artists? Striving for beauty, art also reveals what is broken. It presents us with the tremendous struggles and longings common to the human experience. And it says a lot about our Creator too. Great works of art can speak to the soul in a unique way. Rembrandt Is in the Wind is an invitation to discover some of the world's most celebrated artists and works and how each of them illuminates something about God, people, and the purpose of life. Part art history, part biblical study, part philosophy, and part analysis of the human experience, this book is nonetheless all story. From Michelangelo to Vincent van Gogh to Edward Hopper, the lives of the artists in this book illustrate the struggle of living in this world and point to the beauty of the redemption available to us in Christ. Each story is different. Some conclude with resounding triumph while others end in struggle. But all of them raise important questions about humanity's hunger and capacity for glory, and all of them teach us to love and see beauty. --
Contents
- Beautifying Eden : why pursuing goodness, truth, and beauty matters
- Pursuing perfection : Michelangelo's David and our hunger for glory
- The sacred and the profane : Caravaggio and the paradox of corruption and grace
- Rembrandt is in the wind : the tragedy of desecration and the hope of redemption
- Borrowed light : Johannes Vermeer and the mystery of creation
- Creating in community : Jean Frédéric Bazille, the Impressionists, and the importance of belonging
- The striving artist : Vincent van Gogh's The red vineyard and the elusive nature of contentment
- Beyond imagination : Henry O. Tanner, race, and the humble power of curiosity
- What remains unsaid : Edward Hopper, loneliness, and our longing for connection
- Measuring a life : Lilias Trotter and the joys and sorrows of sacrificial obedience
- Epilogue: A world short on Masters.