Rembrandt Is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art Through the Eyes of Faith
Did you know Vincent van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime and that during the last three months of his life he completed an average of one painting every day?
Did you know that Michelangelo's David is covered in a dusting of human skin?
Did you know Caravaggio murdered several people while he was painting some of the most glorious paintings of biblical scenes the world has ever known?
Rembrandt Is in the Wind by Russ Ramsey is an invitation to discover some of the world's most celebrated artists and works, while presenting the gospel of Christ in a way that speaks to the struggles and longings common to the human experience.
The book is part art history, part biblical study, part philosophy, and part analysis of the human experience; but it's all story. 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.
Table of Contents
- Foreword Makoto Fujimura xiii
- 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 MastersAppendices
- How to Visit an Art Museum
- How to Look at a Work of Art
- Overview of Western Art: Renaissance to Modern
Did you know Vincent van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime and that during the last three months of his life he completed an average of one painting every day?
Did you know that Michelangelo's David is covered in a dusting of human skin?
Did you know Caravaggio murdered several people while he was painting some of the most glorious paintings of biblical scenes the world has ever known?
Rembrandt Is in the Wind by Russ Ramsey is an invitation to discover some of the world's most celebrated artists and works, while presenting the gospel of Christ in a way that speaks to the struggles and longings common to the human experience.
The book is part art history, part biblical study, part philosophy, and part analysis of the human experience; but it's all story. 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.
Table of Contents
- Foreword Makoto Fujimura xiii
- 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 MastersAppendices
- How to Visit an Art Museum
- How to Look at a Work of Art
- Overview of Western Art: Renaissance to Modern
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Did you know Vincent van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime and that during the last three months of his life he completed an average of one painting every day?
Did you know that Michelangelo's David is covered in a dusting of human skin?
Did you know Caravaggio murdered several people while he was painting some of the most glorious paintings of biblical scenes the world has ever known?
Rembrandt Is in the Wind by Russ Ramsey is an invitation to discover some of the world's most celebrated artists and works, while presenting the gospel of Christ in a way that speaks to the struggles and longings common to the human experience.
The book is part art history, part biblical study, part philosophy, and part analysis of the human experience; but it's all story. 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.
Table of Contents
- Foreword Makoto Fujimura xiii
- 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 MastersAppendices
- How to Visit an Art Museum
- How to Look at a Work of Art
- Overview of Western Art: Renaissance to Modern
