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  • Shown from the waist up, an older man with pale, peachy skin looks out at us with deep-set, gray eyes under a furrowed brow, in front of a sable-brown background in this vertical portrait painting. His body is angled to our left, and his face turns to us. He has a faintly pink, bulbous nose, and his slightly sunken cheeks are shaded with gray. His peach-colored lips are framed with a wispy, gray mustache and goatee. Bronze-orange lines are incised within the battleship gray of his hair to create soft curls under his brown beret, which has gold trim around the base. The dark collar of his fawn-brown coat is turned up so his neck is covered. He is lit from the upper left, so his body and the right side of the painting are deeply shadowed. On our left, the canvas is painted with blended strokes of tawny and dark brown. His dark coat blends into the background, and his folded hands are in shadow in the lower left corner. The brushstrokes are visible in some areas, especially in the man’s face. The painting is signed and dated next to his shoulder, to our left, “Rembrandt f. 1659.”
  • Shown from the waist up, an older man with pale, peachy skin looks out at us with deep-set, gray eyes under a furrowed brow, in front of a sable-brown background in this vertical portrait painting. His body is angled to our left, and his face turns to us. He has a faintly pink, bulbous nose, and his slightly sunken cheeks are shaded with gray. His peach-colored lips are framed with a wispy, gray mustache and goatee. Bronze-orange lines are incised within the battleship gray of his hair to create soft curls under his brown beret, which has gold trim around the base. The dark collar of his fawn-brown coat is turned up so his neck is covered. He is lit from the upper left, so his body and the right side of the painting are deeply shadowed. On our left, the canvas is painted with blended strokes of tawny and dark brown. His dark coat blends into the background, and his folded hands are in shadow in the lower left corner. The brushstrokes are visible in some areas, especially in the man’s face. The painting is signed and dated next to his shoulder, to our left, “Rembrandt f. 1659.”
















This is painted in 1659 in Amsterdam, Netherlands




This is one of Rembrandt self-portrait. The reason that he painted himself is that in the 17th century self-portrait was uncommon. 

Rembrandt has concentrated the meagre light on his face. His simple garment, trimmed only at the shoulder and collar, is gently illuminated and only hints at his stature. I would own this painting because Rembrandt is one the most famous artist of all time. His paintings bring color and life. His reason only to pick a simple garment compares to the Renaissance era that dressed in sumptuous fabrics. 


Rembrandt was connected to the influence of the council of Trent. Rembrandt on the other had was a Protestant artist. He had the freedom to expression. The council of Trent was designed to focus on mysteries of faith. Protestant art was formed by due to the revolt of the Protestant reformation. Rembrandt desired to interpret his Biblical narratives in more human (as opposed to lofty theological) terms. The spiritual stillness of his religious paintings is that of a more inward turning contemplation, his works are un-classical and unidealized, but they offer a psychological insight into frozen moments of deep emotion, wrapped in magical layers of brown, orange and yellow warmth.





1. Mark, Joshua J.. "Council of Trent." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 16 Jun 2022. Web. 26 Jun 2023.

2. Liedtke, Walter. “Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669): Paintings.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/rmbt/hd_rmbt.htm (October 2003)



Comments

  1. Frame InhomJuly 1, 2023 at 12:15 AM

    I love the piece that you chose! With Rembrandt’s choice on a self-portrait piece, It can clearly be seen that Rembrandt had freedom of expression. Most self-portraits are usually intimidating but Rembrandt’s choice with colors really makes the piece calm and peaceful.

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