Small Self Portrait
about 1657, Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Small Self Portrait
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.
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Dutch
Dated
about 1657
Artist
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606 Leiden - 1669 Amsterdam) - GND
Material
Walnut wood
Dimensions
Overall: 48 cm × 40,6 cm
Framed: 94 cm × 87 cm × 9 cm
Signed
Inscribed at upper left: Rembrandt f.
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 414
Provenance
1783 documented in the gallery
Depiction/Person
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606 Leiden - 1669 Amsterdam) - GND
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