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Self-portrait Bare-headed
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Self-portrait Bare-headed

Rembrandt van Rijn · c. 1629 · etching; intaglio printmaking technique; burijn; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

After Rembrandt painted a highly unusual self-portrait with his face in shadow around 1628 (elsewhere in this gallery), he tried out the same approach in his etchings. This proved to be no easy task. Initially the details in shadow could hardly be recognized. He succeeded only with a renewed attempt in 1633 (middle).

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printRembrandt van Rijn
Credit lineSelf-portrait Bare-headed. c. 1629. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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