Self-portraits by Rembrandt
The dozens of self-portraits by Rembrandt were an important part of his oeuvre. Rembrandt created approaching one hundred self-portraits including over forty paintings, thirty-one etchings and about seven drawings; some remain uncertain as to the identity of either the subject or the artist, or the definition of a portrait.
Role-playing in Self-portrait as an Oriental Potentate with a Kris, etching, 1634. B18
Royal Collection, 1642
A more cheerful pose painted on copper. Rembrandt Laughing, c. 1628, re-discovered in 2008, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Self-Portrait in a Gorget, c. 1629, oil on panel (Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nuremberg)
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art. It is estimated Rembrandt produced a total of about three hundred paintings, three hundred etchings, and two thousand drawings.
Self-Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar (1659)
Latin school at Lokhorststraat 16, Leiden
Rembrandt lived at Amstel river almost next to Kloveniersdoelen where the Night Watch was exhibited for years; painting by Jan Ekels the Elder (1775)
Rembrandt's house at Jodenbreestraat by Cornelis Springer (1853); in the back the Zuiderkerk where his children were buried