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Self-Portrait

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606 - 1669)

Artist/Maker

DatesSigned: Signed 1630

Material / Technique

Oil on copper

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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