| Self-Portrait at the Age of 34 | |
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| Artist | Rembrandt |
| Year | 1640 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 102 cm × 80 cm (40 in × 31 in) |
| Location | National Gallery,London |
| Accession | NG672 |
Self-Portrait at the Age of 34 is aself-portrait byRembrandt, dating to 1640 and now in theNational Gallery in London. The painting is one of manyself-portraits by Rembrandt, in both painting and etching, to show the artist in a fancy costume from the previous century. In this case specific influences in the pose have long been recognised fromRaphael'sPortrait of Baldassare Castiglione (nowLouvre) andTitian'sA Man with a Quilted Sleeve (in 2017 calledPortrait of Gerolamo?Barbarigo) in theNational Gallery. Rembrandt saw both of these in Amsterdam, in his day the centre of Europe's art trade, and made a sketch of the Raphael, with its price.[2]
He had tried out a similar pose in an etching of 1639,Self Portrait, Leaning on a Stone Wall (B21), looking rather more rakish.[1]
The artist depicted himself at the height of his career, richly dressed and self-secure.[3] It is one of over forty paintedself-portraits by Rembrandt.[4]
The scientific analysis of this painting by the scientists at the National Gallery in London[5] revealed the use of the following pigments by Rembrandt:lead white, bone black,charcoal black,ochres andvermilion.[6]
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