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He notes that such aspects of the painted portraits as historical dress, poses recalling famous Renaissance portraits, a double portrait with Saskia, and portraits in his studio working clothes, are all seen in the etchings before they appear in painted self-portraits. [34] As noted above, there are only two sketchy etchings after 1648, and ...
Self-Portrait or Self-Portrait with an Architectural Background is a c. 1639 oil on panel self-portrait by Rembrandt, now in the Louvre in Paris. It was bought by the art dealer Alexandre Joseph Paillet in London in 1785 for the collection of Louis XVI .
In the 17th century, Rembrandt painted a range of self-portraits. In The Prodigal Son in the Tavern (c1637), one of the earliest self-portraits with family, the painting probably includes Saskia, Rembrandt's wife, one of the earliest depictions of a family member by a famous artist. Family and professional group paintings, including the artist ...
[k] In his portraits and self-portraits, he angles the sitter's face in such a way that the ridge of the nose nearly always forms the line of demarcation between brightly illuminated and shadowy areas. A Rembrandt face is a face partially eclipsed; and the nose, bright and obvious, thrusting into the riddle of halftones, serves to focus the ...
Self Portrait, c. 1655. Oil on panel, 48.9 x 40.2 cm. Kunsthistorisches Museum. Self Portrait (or The Large Self-Portrait) [1] is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt. Painted in 1652, it is one of more than 40 painted self-portraits by Rembrandt, and was the first he had painted since 1645. [2]
The first known self-portrait was made in 1839 -- and with the introduction of social media, the art of the selfie has changed drastically.
Self-Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar is a 1659 oil on canvas painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt, one of over 40 self-portraits by Rembrandt.It has been noted as a self-portrayal of subtle and somber qualities, a work in which may be seen "the stresses and strains of a life compounded of creative triumphs and personal and financial reverses".
Self-portrait at an early age shows the artist in a relaxed state. With that, the portrait is clearly not a tronie, focused on the study of faces. Rembrandt, early in artistic development, concentrates mainly on the effect of light and how it falls on various materials, including the skin and the wall; practising the technique of chiaroscuro.