Rembrandt van Rijn, master painter of the Golden Age, made this portrait of himself as a young man in 1634
Rembrandt is considered one of the greatest painters in European history and the most important master of the Dutch School.
Rembrandt este considerat unul dintre cei mai mari pictori din istoria Europei si cel mai important maestru al şcolii olandeze.
Known for his portraits, and landscapes, Rembrandt was often praised for his masterful use of light and shadow.
Cunoscut pentru portretele şi peisajele sale, Rembrandt a fost dese ori lăudat pentru folosirea abilă a luminii şi umbrei.
A fecund artist, he produced hundreds of paintings, about 300 etchings, and nearly 2,000 drawings.
Un pictor prolific, el a pictat sute de tablouri, circa 300 de gravuri, şi aproape 2000 de desene.
Question: How many self-portraits did Rembrandt produce?
At one time about ninety paintings were counted as Rembrandt self-portraits, but it is now known that he had his students copy his own self-portraits as part of their training. Modern scholarship has reduced the autograph count to over forty paintings, as well as a few drawings and thirty-one etchings.
