Rembrandt van Rijn - Self-portrait in at the Age of 63 1669
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Self-portrait in at the Age of 63 1669
86x70cm oil/canvas
National Gallery, London, UK
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes
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From National Gallery, London:
This work was painted in the final year of Rembrandt's life and is one of his last pictures. He died on 4 October 1669 and was buried in the Westerkerk in Amsterdam.
Rembrandt painted more self portraits than any other artist of the 17th century. The National Gallery has two of them, separated by nearly thirty years. In this late picture, the artist wears a deep red coat and a beret, his hands clasped before him. The viewer is confronted by his steady gaze. Rembrandt painted and etched self portraits throughout his life, but those executed in his final years, in which he presents himself in a reflective mood, are among the most poignant and challenging.