Why it matters
Rembrandt portrays himself at the height of his career in a costume from the previous century. The pose draws on Raphael's Baldassare Castiglione and a Titian portrait he had seen in Amsterdam.
Did you know?
- It dates from 1640.
- It is one of more than forty painted self-portraits by Rembrandt.
- He tried a similar pose in an etching of 1639.
Based on the Wikipedia article Self-Portrait at the Age of 34 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
