Rembrandt (1606-1669)
Small Self-Portrait
c.1657
Oil on walnut wood, 48 × 40.6 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
In this informal portrait, Rembrandt confronts the viewer in everyday attire – a brown skirt and red woollen shirt. With advancing age, simplicity of appearance and pastosity of colour prevail in the artist’s self-portraits. Head posture and facial expression are similar to the self-portrait dated 1652 (inv. no. GG 411). Due to the subsequent reduction in size, the composition of the painting seems somewhat crowded. (KHM)
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Rembrandt (1606-1669)
Large Self-Portrait
1652
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna