“A new benchmark for art books, four years in the making, ‘Rijks, Masters of the Golden Age’ (2016) pays homage to the 17th-century Dutch masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum’s prestigious Gallery of Honour. This groundbreaking volume with over 65 iconic paintings includes 30 thoughtful interviews revealing their influence on how we see the world today. Measuring 70 x 50 x 9 cm, weighting 35 kilos, accompanied by a wooden table, the ‘Limited Edition’ (2.500 ex) has a silver-plated embossed cover in Italian cow leather, it is printed with the finest high-pigmented inks on custom-made paper and is manually bound by the binders of the Vatican. Although it seems logical, it is a first in art books and an important innovation that all paintings are also shown in their original 1:1 size, showing the power and detail of the brushstroke, the vibrancy, and the complexity of colours, highlighting the painter’s genius. We feel the intimacy of standing exactly where once the painter stood. Besides the ‘Limited Edition’, a 5-kilogram ‘Unlimited Edition’ of 33.2 x 23.7 x 5 cm is available. For the ultimate book aficionados, a bespoke ‘Unique Art Edition’ with a gold-plated emblem and gold plating and handwritten calligraphy in your own language are available on order.
Marcel Wanders and publisher Komma proudly announce the fourth reprint of the Unlimited Edition of the studio’s unique art publication, ‘Rijks, Masters of the Golden Age’.
Within the 4th reprint of this volume, 20 new pages feature new calligraphy work and two famous wedding paintings of Rembrandt; Marten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit. These are the only life-size pendant paintings Rembrandt made in 1634, and the Rijksmuseum recently purchased them in Amsterdam and the Louvre in Paris.
This reprinting also introduces the world to Pieter Roelofs, Head of Painting & Sculpture of the Rijksmuseum. Through an in-depth interview with Mr. Pieter Roelofs, a rich perspective on history, Rembrandt and the Amsterdam lifestyle
from back in the earlier days unfolds. Mr. Pieter Roeloefs also details the concept and relationship between the paintings and their journey to the Rijksmuseum. His testimony as part of the team of Operation Night Watch, the largest research and conservation project to date for Rembrandt’s masterpiece, elevates the value of this volume.
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Rijks, Masters of the Golden Age, a publication by Marcel Wanders, 2016
Unlimited Edition of ‘Rijks, Masters of the Golden Age’, a publication by Marcel Wanders, 2020
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