Rembrandt by Elizabeth Ripley (Purple House Press) Margaret Gatty When many on the left

When many on the left and right clamor for history instructors to teach 'what really happened

In this vivid portrait of a single day in a woman's life

a Penguin Hardcover Classics edition of the book many believe to be Charlotte Brontë's crowning achievement

I have never read this discourse so well explored before

Rembrandt by Elizabeth Ripley (Purple House Press) Margaret Gatty When many on the leftArguably the greatest Dutch artist in history, here is Rembrandt's compelling life story told through his own art. Elizabeth Ripley deftly describes the painter and printmaker's power to make portraits come vibrantly alive, his interest in the details of everyday life, his ove of Dutch landscapes, his dramatic use of light and shadows, and his telling of Bible stories.