Comparison of three biographies on Rembrandt

[YOUR NAME] [YOUR PROFESSOR 'S NAME] [CLASS NUMBER] [DATE OF ASSIGNMENT] [YOUR NAME] [YOUR PROFESSOR 'S NAME] [CLASS NUMBER] [DATE OF ASSIGNMENT] Rembrandt and the Artist Biography Examining a Genre The biography of an artist is , quite possibly , the most successful attempt made in the genre of the biography to breathe more life into pieces of art through a better understanding of the artist . Through the artist biography comes forth an author 's awareness of the artist 's perception and through this lens we see the likeness

of both the writer and the visual artist in terms of his or her creative minds . An art historian , who also writes , is more likely to set the visual artist in a class apart due to their venerable skill while at the same time talking about the artist as if the two were close friends . This is why the artist biography is so interesting a genre , because the writer must use a lens that both magnifies the works of the subject while simultaneously stepping back to use an angle that contrasts the al work to the psychological process of creating those works . These angles of awareness can be best addressed in the comparison of three short biographies on the artist , Rembrandt . Through utilizing these pieces the thesis proposed can be proven through the choice of words and tone of voice of the author in association to the artist

Joachim Von Sandrart illustrates his appeal toward Rembrandt in the short biography , where he highlights...