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Self-portrait in a Soft Hat and Patterned Cloak
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Rembrandt’s etchings rarely came into being in a single session. Certainly in the early years when he was still inexperienced, several steps were needed to achieve the results he had in mind. This self-portrait shows how he went about this. He began with the head, moved on to the torso and finally added the background.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSelf-portrait in a Soft Hat and Patterned Cloak. 1631. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
