Portrait of the Painter in a Fur Coat with Gold Chain and Earring

about 1656/57, Workshop: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn ?

 

 

Portrait of the Painter in a Fur Coat with Gold Chain and Earring

Rembrandt’s self-portraits range from depictions in historicalseeming costumes, portraits in working clothes to fantasy images. The biretta that derives from 16th century fashion became Rembrandt’s hallmark. The gold chain is likewise one of the painter’s recurring accessories dating back to his early selfportraits. The painting’s condition makes it difficult to attribute it with any certainty.

Currently not displayed.

Object data

Object Name

Painting

Culture

Dutch

Dated

about 1656/57

Workshop

Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn ? (1606 Leiden - 1669 Amsterdam) - GND

Material

oak wood

Dimensions

mit Holzleisten: Overall: 65,8 cm × 52,6 cm
Framed: 96,5 cm × 82,5 cm × 10,3 cm

Signed

Inscribed at upper left: Rembrandt f. 1655

Image rights

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie

Inv. No.

Gemäldegalerie, 9040

Provenance

1828 Auction Lord Carysfort, London; 1856 Auction S. Rogers, London; 1863 Auction Evans-Combe, Paris; 1895 Art Dealer Ch. Sedelmeyer, Paris; Coll. R. v. Mendelssohn, Berlin; 1942 acquired from Mrs v. Mendelssohn;

Depiction/Person

Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606 Leiden - 1669 Amsterdam) - GND

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