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Rembrandt's Son Titus

Self-Portrait, Rembrandt

From the series One hundred masterpieces
Self-portrait, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1628

You are young and rearing to go! Rembrandt was 22 and would prove to be a very talented artist. This was already clear when he painted this experimental self-portrait.

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Self-Portrait, Rembrandt

1:00 min. - The 22-year-old Rembrandt seen here did not shy away from experimenting

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1:09 min. - You can almost feel the silence

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