Vintage Oil Painting Self Portrait After Rembrandt Canvas Signed 16"

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Late 20th century oil on canvas painting after a self portrait by Rembrandt Van Rijn. "Painted in 1652, it is … Read more Late 20th century oil on canvas painting after a self portrait by Rembrandt Van Rijn. "Painted in 1652, it is one of more than 40 painted self-portraits by Rembrandt, and was the first he had painted since 1645.[2] In composition it is different from his previous self-portraits, depicting the painter in a direct frontal pose, hands on his hips, and with an air of self-confidence. It was painted the year that his financial difficulties began, and breaks with the sumptuous finery he had worn in previous self-portraits." (Wikipedia) Signed, lower right. Unframed.

"Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (15 July 1606[1] – 4 October 1669), mononymously known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of Western art. It is estimated that Rembrandt's surviving works amount to about three hundred paintings, three hundred etchings, and several hundred drawings. Unlike most Dutch painters of the 17th century, Rembrandt's works depict a wide range of styles and subject matter, from portraits and self-portraits to landscapes, genre scenes, allegorical and historical scenes, biblical and mythological subjects and animal studies. His contributions to art came in a period that historians call the Dutch Golden Age. Rembrandt never went abroad, but was considerably influenced by the work of the Italian Old Masters and Dutch and Flemish artists who had studied in Italy. After he achieved youthful success as a portrait painter, Rembrandt's later years were marked by personal tragedy and financial hardships. Yet his etchings and paintings were popular throughout his lifetime, his reputation as an artist remained high, and for twenty years he taught many important Dutch painters. Rembrandt's portraits of his contemporaries, self-portraits and illustrations of scenes from the Bible are regarded as his greatest creative triumphs. His approximately 40 self-portraits form an intimate autobiography." (Wikipedia)

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12" x 1" x 16" (Width x Depth x Height) See less