Rembrandt painted himself more often than almost any artist in history. Here, at 54 and a few years after going bankrupt, he meets our eyes with a frank, unflinching gaze.
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Self-Portrait (Rembrandt)
Rembrandt · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn), 1660. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access (public domain).