
Self-Portrait
Artist/Maker
DatesSigned: Signed 1630
Material / Technique
Dimensionsh x w: Mått 15,5 x 12 cm h x w x d: Ram 37 x 34 x 7 cm
Inventory numberNM 5324
AcqusitionGift 1956 Nationalmusei Vänner
Other titlesTitle (sv): Självporträtt Title (en): Self-Portrait
DescriptionDescription: Rembrandt was 24 when he painted this self-portrait. It is executed on copper, a material he used for his etchings. Unusually, the artist has employed a ground of white lead covered with gold leaf, probably to impart a greater radiance to the colours. The self-portrait is painted with fine, careful brushstrokes, typical of Rembrandt’s early works, in which he was still strongly influenced by the fijnschilders (“fine painters”) of his native Leiden.
Exhibited
Depicted Person
Motif categorySelf-portrait
Collection
MaterialCopper (Metal), Oil paint
TechniquePainting
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