Small Self Portrait
about 1657 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
In this informal portrait, Rembrandt encounters the viewer in everyday clothes – brown coat and red woollen shirt. With advancing age, the artist’s self-portraits are dominated by simplicity of appearance and viscous paint. The posture of the head and the facial expression resemble the self-portrait dated 1652 (GG 411). The subsequent reduction in format size gives the painting a somewhat crammed feel.
In this informal portrait, Rembrandt encounters the viewer in everyday clothes – brown coat and red woollen shirt. With advancing age, the artist’s self-portraits are dominated by simplicity of appearance and viscous paint. The posture of the head and the facial expression resemble the self-portrait dated 1652 (GG 411). The subsequent reduction in format size gives the painting a somewhat crammed feel.
Artist:
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606 Leiden - 1669 Amsterdam) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606 Leiden - 1669 Amsterdam) DNB
Time:
about 1657
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Dutch
Material/technology:
Walnut wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 48 cm × 40,6 cm
Framed: 94 cm × 87 cm × 9 cm
Signed
Inscribed at upper left: Rembrandt f.
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 414
Provenance
1783 documented in the gallery