Self-Portrait

Rembrandt1660/1660

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

The dozen or more self-portraits that date from each decade of Rembrandt's career vary considerably in composition, expression and technique. In the late examples, the broad applications of paint convey a candid record of the artist's aging features.

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Title: Self-Portrait
Creator: Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam)
Type: painting
External Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Collection Online
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 31 5/8 x 26 1/2 in. (80.3 x 67.3 cm)
Date Created: 1660, 1660/1660
Culture: Dutch
Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Creator Death Date: 1669
Creator Birth Date: 1606
Accession Number: 14.40.618

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