I am Rembrandt’s Daughter by Lynn Cullen
Available Now-2007
Stand Alone
320 Pages
Bookologist Analysis: This book took you back in time to
crazy artists. I like seeing history from the perspective.
With her mother dead of the
plague, and her beloved brother newly married and moved away, Cornelia van Rijn
finds herself without a friend or confidante--save her difficult father. Out of
favor with Amsterdam's elite, and considered brash and unreasonable by his
patrons, Rembrandt van Rijn, once revered, is now teetering on the brink of
madness. Cornelia alone must care for him, though she herself is haunted by
secrets and scandal. Her only happiness comes in chance meetings with Carel, the
son of a wealthy shipping magnate whose passion for art stirs Cornelia. And
then there is Neel, her father's last remaining pupil, whose steadfast devotion
to Rembrandt both baffles and touches her. Based on historical fact, and filled
with family dramas and a love triangle that would make Jane Austen proud, I
Am Rembrandt's Daughter is a powerful account of a young woman's
struggle to come of age within the shadow of one of the world's most brilliant
and complicated artists.
The
Backstory- Before this book I had only heard of Rembrandt as a famous artist.
After googling him I saw Night Watch, I do remember hearing about that piece.
Seeing Rembrandt you can see the true artists’ craziness. I mean you could
really get it even if you have no idea about artists in the Netherlands.
Overall I like the book. This book was
more about finding herself than a real plot. It is very inspirational. The
romance in this book is more old timey. Overall I liked the book and would give
it a 4. The one thing I didn’t like was the random backstories between chapters
about different paintings.
