English 107 Fall 2001
College Writing
Self-Portraits by
Rembrandt Van Rijn
(1606-1669)
In Rembrandt's portraits…it is more than nature, it is a kind of revelation
.--Vincent Van GoghFor a useful, brief biography of Rembrandt Van Rijn just click on the finger:
For links to many sites with a multitude of Rembrandt works and much more information, visit
Artcyclopedia's Rembrandt page.**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
Click on the labels next to the following thumbnail pictures to see a larger version of each self-portrait. They are presented in chronological order.
Note: Rembrandt painted and drew dozens upon dozens of self-portraits throughout his life. For the purposes of our class, I've decided to focus just on some of the paintings and drawings from the years 1629 and 1630, Rembrandt at ages 23 and 24.
