File:Selfportrait (Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn) - Nationalmuseum - 22374.tif

Rembrandt: Self-portrait

Artist



Alternative names	Rembrandt van Rijn, Birth name: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Description	Dutch painter, printmaker and drawer
Date of birth/death	15 July 1606	4 October 1669
Location of birth/death	Leiden	Amsterdam
Work period	between circa 1625 and circa 1669 date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1625-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1669-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	Leiden (1620-1624), Amsterdam (1624-1625), Leiden (1625-1633), Amsterdam (1631-1669)
Authority file	: Q5598 VIAF: 64013650 ISNI: 0000000121363802 ULAN: 500011051 LCCN: n79142935 NLA: 35139809 WorldCat

Depicted people

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Title

English: Selfportrait

Svenska: Självporträtt

Object type

painting

Genre

self-portrait

Description

English: Rembrandt’s self-portrait is a relatively small painting, measuring just 12.2x15.5 cm. The base is copper plate covered with a layer of white lead completely overlaid with gold leaf. The portrait was acquired by Nationalmuseum in connection with the Rembrandt exhibition of 1956 and portrays the artist as a serious, quite melancholic young man. The face is modelled with fine, careful brushstrokes. The young man’s gaze is searching and concentrated. The portrait is dated 1630, when Rembrandt was 24 years old.

There are known to be five Rembrandt paintings on copper, three of which are on a gold leaf ground. In addition to the Nationalmuseum self-portrait, these are An Old Woman at Prayer in Salzburg and The Laughing Soldier in The Hague. The paintings are in a similar format and date from the same period.

There are major similarities in terms of lighting, expression and character between Nationalmuseum’s self-portrait and other early self-portraits. However, due to its small format and special base, this little self-portrait required more detailed brushstrokes than the larger portraits on panel and canvas.

Svenska: Rembrandts självporträtt är en till formatet litet målning – den mäter endast 12,2x15,5 cm. Underlaget är kopparplåt täckt av ett lager blyvitt och därefter överdraget med heltäckande bladguld. Porträttet inköptes till Nationalmuseum i samband med Rembrandtutställningen år 1956 och framställer konstnären som en allvarlig, ganska dyster ung man. Ansiktet är modellerat med fina försiktiga penseldrag. Den unge mannens blick är forskande och koncentrerad. Porträttet är daterat till 1630 och Rembrandt var då 24 år.

Fem målningar på koppar av Rembrandt är kända och tre av dem har bladguld som grund. Förutom Nationalmuseums självporträtt är det An Old Woman at Prayer i Salzburg samt The laughing soldier i Haag. Målningarna har ungefär samma format och är daterade till samma period.

Det finns stora överensstämmelser i fråga om ljusföring, uttryck och karaktär mellan Nationalmuseums självporträtt och andra tidiga självporträtt. Med sitt lilla format och sin speciella grund krävde det lilla självporträttet dock en mer detaljerad penselföring än de större porträtten på pannå och duk.

Depicted people

Rembrandt

Original caption

Date

1630

Medium

English: Oil on copper

Svenska: Olja på koppar

Dimensions

height: 15.5 cm (6.1 in); width: 12 cm (4.7 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,15.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,12U174728
Framed: height: 37 cm (14.5 in); width: 34 cm (13.3 in); depth: 7 cm (2.7 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,37U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,34U174728
dimensions QS:P5524,7U174728

Collection

Nationalmuseum

	Native name	Nationalmuseum
	Parent institution	Ministry of Culture
	Location	Södra Blasieholmshamnen 2 Stockholm 111 48 Sweden
	Coordinates	59° 19′ 43″ N, 18° 04′ 40″ E
	Established	1792
	Website	www.nationalmuseum.se
	Authority file	: Q842858 VIAF: 156520578 ISNI: 0000000123428905 ULAN: 500234181 LCCN: n80046782 NLA: 35717670 WorldCat

Accession number

NM 5324

Inscriptions

Svenska: Signerad: R...1630

References

Rembrandt catalogue raisonné, 1914, 570
Rembrandt catalogue raisonné, 1968, 44
A Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings VI, 33
Rembrandt catalogue raisonné, 1935, 11
Rembrandt catalog raisonné, 1986, 158
Rembrandt catalogue raisonné, 1908, 28 L
Catalogue of the 1903 portrait exhibition, The Hague, 112
The Complete Paintings of Rembrandt, 38
Nationalmuseum Sweden artwork ID: 22374
RKDimages ID: 29674
Google Arts & Culture asset ID: WAGlk3EYZbNjQQ
DigitaltMuseum ID: 021046502739

Source/Photographer

Erik Cornelius / Nationalmuseum

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File:Selfportrait (Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn) - Nationalmuseum - 22374.tif

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Self-portrait

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Self-portrait

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Self-portrait

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