Rembrandt van Rijn - An Old Man in Military Costume 1630-1631

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Rembrandt van Rijn - An Old Man in Military Costume 1630-1631

An Old Man in Military Costume 1630-1631
65x51cm oil/panel
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, United States
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes

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From J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles:
The subject, who appears in different guises in several other paintings by Rembrandt van Rijn and his contemporaries, wears a plumed hat and metal breastplate. His military costume may symbolize Dutch strength and patriotism during the struggle for independence from Spain. Although he faces front, the man's torso is turned in a three-quarter view; his watery eyes gazing off to the side give the image a sense of immediacy.