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As the story builds to its dramatic and inevitable conclusion, the events that transpire throughout the day sway Rembrandt to make fundamental changes to his initial composition. These changes will remain mysteries for centuries until a young art historian closely examines the painting in the twenty-first century, and makes surprising discoveries about the painter, his process, and his genius for capturing enduring truths about human nature in a single moment.
Download Audiobooks narrated by Nina Siegal to your device. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Your first book is Free with trial! Anatomy of ‘The Anatomy Lesson’. Nina Siegal’s novel The Anatomy Lesson (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2014) tells the imagined story behind Rembrandt’s first large-scale masterpiece. The narrative is recounted by several characters: the coat thief, the woman carrying his child who hopes to save him, the procurer of bodies for dissection, Dr.
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group; March 2014
- ISBN: 9780385538374
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- Title: The Anatomy Lesson
- Author: Nina Siegal
- Imprint: Anchor
Subject categories
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- Fiction > Historical
- Fiction > Literary Fiction
- Fiction > Medical
ISBNs
- 9780385538367
- 9780385538374
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In The Press
“A literary page-turner that captures a story behind a masterpiece, [Siegal's] talent is in exploring the wrenching emotion of loss and the price that's paid for trying to understand human life.'—Oprah.com, Book of the Week
'Siegal succeeds in the task she has set for herself—to transmute her material into a work of art.'—The New Yorker
'Siegal’s fascinating narrative conveys the pomp, graft, bustle and rough justice of 17th-century Holland through a multitude of voices.'—The New York Times Book Review
'Splendid...Through masterful use of subtle details, embroidered into beautiful writing, Siegal suggests that art and violence often intertwine.'—Publishers Weekly
'Virtually every sentence is drenched in the atmosphere of 17th-century Amsterdam. We feel as if we are walking at Rembrandt’s side, in a cell awaiting the execution of a thief, rushing through the streets with the condemned’s lover in hopes of saving him. This is a novel to be absorbed for its rich evocation of a single day when one man died and another rose to fame for his art.'—Historical Novel Society
'Once in a rare while, you get to read a story of such breathtaking beauty and intelligence that you remember why you love to read. The Anatomy Lesson is just such a novel. In stunning prose, Nina Siegal animates Rembrandt’s first masterpiece, spinning a deeply affecting tale of love, loss and redemption as she reveals the secrets of the human soul. It is a gorgeous literary page turner of immense sympathy and elegance, equal in artistic élan to its inspiration. Brava!' —Robin Oliveira, author of My Name is Mary Sutter and I Always Loved You
'Rembrandt's The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp is a narrative in paint which tells a story of Amsterdam in its Golden Age. Now, Nina Siegal's lovely novel dissects the dissection, evocatively translating the painted narrative into words, bringing a grim tableau to life and reanimating a moment in history when art, science, life, and death converged.' —Russell Shorto, author of Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City
'Brilliantly structured, wonderfully evocative, filled with vivid characters, The Anatomy Lesson transports the reader to that day in 1632 when the coat thief Aris Kindt passed from life to death and from death, thanks first to Rembrandt and now Nina Siegal, into immortality. A dazzling debut.' —Margot Livesey, author of The Flight of Gemma Hardy
'Siegal takes one fascinating work of art and transmutes it into another.'—Abigail Dalton, Everyday eBook
'A thought-provoking and richly populated novel by a talented new voice.'—Jeanette Zwart, Shelf Awareness
About The Author
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NINA SIEGAL received her MFA in fiction from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She is the recipient of the Jack Leggett Fellowship from Iowa, a Fulbright Fellowship in Creative Writing, MacDowell Colony Fellowships, and other grants and awards. She has covered fine art and culture for The New York Times, Bloomberg News, the International Herald Tribune, W, Art in America, and many other publications.