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A late self-portrait by Rembrandt showing his wisdom and dignity after financial failure. Learn about the artist's life, the painting's history, and its relation to Raphael's portrait of Balthasar Castiglione.
Rembrandt created approaching one hundred self-portraits including over forty paintings, thirty-one etchings and about seven drawings; some remain uncertain as to the identity of either the subject (mostly etchings) or the artist (mostly paintings), or the definition of a portrait.
A painting of the Dutch master Rembrandt at age fifty-four, showing his aging face and curly hair. Learn about the artist's life, style, and technique from the catalogue entry, exhibition history, and audio guide.
Jan 12, 2022 · Learn about Rembrandt's self-portraits, which numbered around one hundred and reflected his life and art over 40 years. Discover his style, techniques, and emotions in his paintings, etchings, and sketches.
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- 4 October 1669
- 15 July 1606
- Dutch
Feb 24, 2019 · Learn about Rembrandt's self-portraits, the most of any artist, and how they reveal his aging process, personality, and career. See examples of his paintings, drawings, and etchings from different stages of his life and style.
Rembrandt is 63 and this is one of three self portraits he painted in the months before his death in 1669. About 80 self portraits – including sketches, etchings and paintings – survive from his 40-year career, far more than any other painter of his time.
Rembrandt painted, drew, and etched so many self-portraits in his lifetime that changes in his appearance invite us to gauge his moods by comparing one image to another. Such a biographical...
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