Portrait of Rembrandt Wearing a Soft Hat and Embroidered Coat
1634
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 14.2 × 12.7 cm (5 5/8 × 5 in.)
Classification
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
268343
Art Historical Context
In the Prints and Drawings department of the Art Institute of Chicago sits a captivating etching titled *Portrait of Rembrandt Wearing a Soft Hat and Embroidered Coat*, created by Dutch printmaker Jan van Vliet in 4. This intimate 14.2 × 12.7 cm plate captures the young Rembrandt—then just 28 years old—in a moment of quiet elegance, adorned in a soft hat and richly embroidered coat that hints at the emerging fashion and status of Amsterdam's burgeoning art scene. Van Vliet, a close collaborator and pupil of Rembrandt during the early 1630s, excelled in reproductive prints and portraits, often...