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Self-Portrait

Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)

1635–40

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray ink, brown and gray washes.

Tags

Men Self-portraits

Dimensions

5 3/8 x 4 1/2 in. (13.6 x 11.4 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

Classification

Drawings

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Rights

Public Domain

About Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)

1606–1669 • Dutch Republic

Noted as one of the most popular and influential artists of his period. His work is characterized by the Baroque interest in dramatic scenes and strong contrasts of light on a dark stage. His works include paintings, etchings, and drawings of subjects including portraits, landscapes, figures, animals, biblical and secular history and mythology.

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