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xvi, 256 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
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Beautifying Eden : why pursuing goodness, truth, and beauty matters -- Pursuing perfection : Michelangelo's David and our hunger for glory -- The sacred and the profane : Caravaggio and the paradox of corruption and grace -- Rembrandt is in the wind : the tragedy of desecration and the hope of redemption -- Borrowed light : Johannes Vermeer and the mystery of creation -- Creating in community : Jean Frédéric Bazille, the Impressionists, and the importance of belonging -- The striving artist : Vincent van Gogh's The red vineyard and the elusive nature of contentment -- Beyond imagination : Henry O. Tanner, race, and the humble power of curiosity -- What remains unsaid : Edward Hopper, loneliness, and our longing for connection -- Measuring a life : Lilias Trotter and the joys and sorrows of sacrificial obedience -- Epilogue: A world short on Masters
"Rembrandt Is in the Wind by Russ Ramsey is part art history, part biblical study, part philosophy, and part analysis of the human experience; but it's all story. An invitation to discover some of the world's most celebrated artists and works, it presents the beauty of the gospel in a way that speaks to our most common struggles and longings"--