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No seventeenth-century artist made as many self-portraits as Rembrandt. This self-portrait dates from 1669, the year Rembrandt died, so it may be the last he ever painted. The expressive freedom of style shows that Rembrandt was certainly not exhausted at the end of his life. The way he painted the face with strong brushstrokes is remarkable. With thick layers of paint that are almost modelled, Rembrandt suggests a man of flesh and blood. This is a true masterpiece.
Rembrandt van Rijn was a Dutch 17th-century painter, and one of the most interesting artists of all time. His paintings are full of drama, contrasts between light and dark and experimental brushwork, and are famous all over the world. His lively and original images still touch people today. Rembrandt’s work is unbelievably varied. He mainly made history paintings and portraits, though he also painted landscapes and still lifes. Rembrandt made almost 300 paintings and many prints and drawings in his career.
Rembrandt painted some areas very thinly, while others are executed more thickly. This is true of the nose, which he laid down in chunky layers of pink paint – almost modelling it. As a finishing touch he added a white dot, allowing the point of his nose to gleam in the light.
Sir Joseph Neeld, London, before 1850-1856; Sir John and Audley W. Neeld, Grittleton House, Red Lodge, Wiltshire, 1856-1899; R.L. Douglas Gallery, London; Knoedler & Co, London; Marcus Kappel, Berlin, c.1912-1919; Kappel heirs, Ernest G. Rathenau and E. Ettlinger Rathenau, Berlin, Oxford and New York, 1925-1947 (on loan to the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1925-1940; Adolf Hitler, Alt Aussee, Salzburg, 1940-1945); purchased from the Rathenau family with the support of the Rembrandt Association and private individuals, 1947
