Rembrandt's Lost Secret: How the Invention of Oil Painting Colored Our World, The Evolution of Coloring...

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Peter Layne Arguimbau

Rembrandt's Lost Secret

How the Invention of Oil Painting Colored Our World, The Evolution of Coloring

Peter Layne Arguimbau

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Palmetto Publishing
14 November 2023

Renaissance art; Oils; Painting & art manuals

"Rembrandt's Lost Secret is a testament to the power of technique to shape artistic expression. Follow master painter Peter Layne Arguimbau on his journey to expose Jan van Eyck's ""invention of oil painting"" dating back to 1410. This 'invention', Flemish Technique, led to the Golden Age of Dutch Art, ending with the death of the Old Masters and their precious formulas. Over the course of his painting career, Arguimbau searched high and low for the original formulas-- testing period recipes and meticulously comparing his exacting copies to the historical record. Finally, after decades of research, a seemingly miraculous act of God transpired. The result being the recipes outlined in this book for a modern-day equivalent of the Old Master recipes to be shared with the public for the first time. Beyond his enduring search for these lost formulas, this book also positions the development of the Flemish Technique as an overarching metaphor for how innovations in craft drove stylistic inventions for design in Renaissance art. Arguimbau's message is universal: that technology, abstract design and culture are inextricably intertwined. Rembrandt's Lost Secret is a treasure trove of celebratory engagement with that three-centuries-long story of cultural evolution. A master historical work, it will be a manual for painters, an instructive read for the art community, and the curious to experience the Luminist quality of light of the Dutch Masters."

By: Peter Layne Arguimbau
Imprint: Palmetto Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 399g
ISBN: 9798822921375
Pages: 218
Publication Date: 14 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter Layne Arguimbau is a luminist painter with over thirty years of experience who has stamped his own fingerprint upon the foundation of the Hudson River School tradition of luminist painting. He creates his works by personally grinding each pigment with oily resins, creating a quality of light reminiscent of Old Master mediums and techniques. Arguimbau specializes in marine paintings and vistas. He currently resides with a studio/gallery in Greenwich, CT. He is the founder of the Mariner Gallery with his son, Andre, in Newport, RI.