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Self
Portrait with Loose Hair
c. 1631
145 x 117 mm.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
c. 1631
145 x 117 mm.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Rembrandt's Self Portraits (http://www.rembrandtpainting.net)
It wasn't until the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries, when scholars studied Rembrandt's oeuvre as a whole, that it
was discovered how very many times the artist had portrayed himself.
The number is still a matter of contention, but it seems he depicted
himself in approximately forty to fifty extant paintings, about
thirty-two etchings, and seven drawings. It is an output unique in
history; most artists produce only a handful of self-portraits, if
that. And why Rembrandt did this is one of the great mysteries of art
history. ............... to continue reading this go here
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