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Self-portrait in a Soft Cap

Rembrandtca. 1634

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Rembrandt must have had a substantial collection of headgear. Here we see him in a cap pulled forward, a kutchma (a Polish fur hat) and a velvet beret with a visor. Incidentally, in Rembrandt’s time such berets were considered old-fashioned and reminiscent mainly of 16th-century head coverings

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  • Title: Self-portrait in a Soft Cap
  • Creator: Rijn, Rembrandt van
  • Date Created: ca. 1634
  • Physical Dimensions: papier
  • Subject Keywords: Rijn, Rembrandt van
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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