Rembrandt Is in the Wind by Russ Ramsey

Rembrandt Is in the Wind

Learning to Love Art Through the Eyes of Faith

Russ Ramsey

Zondervan · Print & ebook · March 22, 2022

How do art and faith intersect?

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Who it’s for
Artist stories bring art history, faith, and questions about human longing into the same frame.
Themes
Art and faith, Human struggle and redemption, Beauty and the purpose of life
Genres
Religion in the Arts, Artists' Lives, Art History

About this book

How do art and faith intersect? How does art help us see our own lives more clearly? What can we understand about God and humanity by looking at the lives of artists? Striving for beauty, art also reveals what is broken. It presents us with the tremendous struggles and longings common to the human experience. And it says a lot about our Creator too. Great works of art can speak to the soul in a unique way.

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Rembrandt Is in the Wind is an invitation to discover some of the world's most celebrated artists and works and how each of them illuminates something about God, people, and the purpose of life. Part art history, part biblical study, part philosophy, and part analysis of the human experience, this book is nonetheless all story. From Michelangelo to Vincent van Gogh to Edward Hopper, 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. "The artists featured in these pages—artists who devoted their lives and work to what is good, true, and beautiful—remind us that we can, and should, do the same." —Karen Swallow Prior, author of On Reading Well

Looking Through Art

Artist stories bring art history, faith, and questions about human longing into the same frame.

Come here for

  • Celebrated artworks considered through faith, beauty, and the human experience
  • Artist lives that open onto questions of God and purpose

Expect

  • A story-led blend of art history, biblical study, and philosophy
  • Stories that end in both triumph and struggle

Where it sits

Religion in the Arts87%
Artists' Lives37%
Art History22%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Renaissance Art History
  • Modern Art History (to 1945)
  • Religion in the Arts
  • History of Christian Thought
Authors
Russ Ramsey
Publisher
Zondervan
Published
March 22, 2022
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Art and faith · Human struggle and redemption · Beauty and the purpose of life
Reading lane
Renaissance Art History