Self-Portrait at the Age of 34
Rembrandt · 1640
Why it's great
A confident young man in a fine dark coat and big hat leans on a stone sill and looks right at us. Rembrandt painted it in 1640 when he was 34, and he made himself look like a rich gentleman in a Renaissance portrait.
Where to see it
📍 National GalleryCity of Westminster, United Kingdom
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Rembrandt van Rijn was born in Leiden in 1606 and moved to Amsterdam in 1631, where he became the most famous painter in Holland. He painted portraits, Bible stories and over eighty self-portraits, and went bankrupt later in life. He died in Amsterdam in 1669.
