The Rembrandt show at the National Galleries of Scotland (until 14 October) has a problem. A mighty haul of Rembrandt paintings and prints are arrayed against a backdrop that mines the historical impact of his work on British artists and collectors. This is interesting. The problem is that the Rembrandt works are so astounding that there’s a danger you won’t bother with the rest.
Claudia Massie
Northern lights | 16 August 2018
It’s worth going for the Rembrandts alone, but there’s also fine contemporary work from Victoria Crowe and Tacita Dean
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