Log in to see this item in other languages
Self-portrait
Even as an inexperienced young artist, Rembrandt did not shy away from experimenting. Here the light
glances along his right cheek, while the rest of his face is veiled in shadow. It takes a while to realize that the
artist is gazing intently out at us. Using the butt end of his brush, Rembrandt made scratches in the still wet
paint to accentuate the curls of his tousled hair.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/48C513
- Rijn, Rembrandt van
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum and the ministerie van CRM
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/48C513
- Rijn, Rembrandt van
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum and the ministerie van CRM
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1628
- 1628
Place-Time
- second quarter 17th century
Provenance
- ...; collection Dr Alexander Patterson (1835-1909), Glasgow; ...; collection James E. Mackay, Glasgow; by descent to his granddaughter Mary A. Winter, Bearsden, Dumbartonshire;{For the provenance of the painting in Scotland see especially Lloyd Williams 1992, p. 19.} sale, Lady Sturley, Mrs S. Radcliffe et al. [section 'other properties' (Mrs Mary A. Winter)], London (Sotheby's), 27 May 1959, no. 135, as 'after Rembrandt', £ 1,700, to the dealer Daan H. Cevat, St Peter Port, Guernsey; from whom on loan to the museum, 1960-71 (SK-C-1457); from whom, fl. 1,800,000, to the museum, with support from the Vereniging Rembrandt, the Prins Bernhardfonds, the Commissie voor Fotoverkoop, and the Ministerie van Cultuur, Recreatie en Maatschappelijk Werk, 1977
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.5236
- SK-A-4691
Extent
- height 22.6 cm
- width 18.7 cm
- height 33.2 cm
- width 29.3 cm
- depth 5.9 cm
Format
- panel
- oil paint (paint)
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1628
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:16:29.533Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:38:09.119Z