Rembrandt’s Whore
- 3 Oct 2019
- 9781786898678
- £9.99
- 208 pp
- 129×198mm
- 6 Feb 2020
- 9781838851668
- £7.99
- 208 pp
In a few words
A fictional account of Hendrickje Stoffels, Rembrandt’s mistress and confidante, published on the 350th anniversary of the artist’s death
In a few words
A fictional account of Hendrickje Stoffels, Rembrandt’s mistress and confidante, published on the 350th anniversary of the artist’s death
Using rich historical detail, Matton charts [Rembrandt's] ostracism from the Church and wealthy Amsterdam society, and reveals the tender, domestic side of the great master's life
Rembrandt's Whore is written in small, pithy passages, each one a sketch depicting a mood or a moment, and is rich in historical detail . . . It is translated from the French, yet somehow the awkwardness of the language only adds to the tenderness of Stoffels' naivety and her wonder at the joys of life
Using rich historical detail, Matton charts [Rembrandt's] ostracism from the Church and wealthy Amsterdam society, and reveals the tender, domestic side of the great master's life
Rembrandt's Whore is written in small, pithy passages, each one a sketch depicting a mood or a moment, and is rich in historical detail . . . It is translated from the French, yet somehow the awkwardness of the language only adds to the tenderness of Stoffels' naivety and her wonder at the joys of life
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A sensitive innocent, Hendrickje Stoffels escapes the harsh realities of her garrison home-town to take up a servant’s role in Rembrandt’s household. She soon becomes his lover and closest confidante, and plays witness to the highs and lows of the great artist’s life. But Hendrickje is fated to discover the hypocrisy and greed of society in Amsterdam’s Golden Age.
In sensuous prose, Matton paints a powerful fictional portrait of this impassioned relationship through the eyes of a remarkable woman.
More about
the book
A sensitive innocent, Hendrickje Stoffels escapes the harsh realities of her garrison home-town to take up a servant’s role in Rembrandt’s household. She soon becomes his lover and closest confidante, and plays witness to the highs and lows of the great artist’s life. But Hendrickje is fated to discover the hypocrisy and greed of society in Amsterdam’s Golden Age.
In sensuous prose, Matton paints a powerful fictional portrait of this impassioned relationship through the eyes of a remarkable woman.
Matton deserves some reflected glory for this lyrical but well-researched "memoir" . . . She convincingly recreates the girl who moved from maid to muse and mother, shocking puritanical Amsterdam and inspiring some of the tenderest depictions of solid flesh and soaring spirit in art
A work of unobtrusive beauty, unforgettably true and poignant
Matton digs deep into Stoffels' psyche . . . her writing is as beautiful, honest and emotional as the portraits of her subject which, of course, is just the way it should be
Matton's novel has been assiduously researched, and she memorably evokes the cruelties and hardships of everyday life 300 years ago
Matton deserves some reflected glory for this lyrical but well-researched "memoir" . . . She convincingly recreates the girl who moved from maid to muse and mother, shocking puritanical Amsterdam and inspiring some of the tenderest depictions of solid flesh and soaring spirit in art
A work of unobtrusive beauty, unforgettably true and poignant
Matton digs deep into Stoffels' psyche . . . her writing is as beautiful, honest and emotional as the portraits of her subject which, of course, is just the way it should be
Matton's novel has been assiduously researched, and she memorably evokes the cruelties and hardships of everyday life 300 years ago