young rembrandt the dozens self portraits were important part his oeuvre

navigate by keyword : dozens selfportraits rembrandt important oeuvre created approaching one including forty paintings thirtyone etchings seven drawings remain uncertain identity subject artist definition portrait enormously high number point painting etching comparison highly prolific rubens produced selfportrait create visual diary span years career steady pace gradual shift numerous common gap last three still portraits year died age

YOUNG REMBRANDT - The dozens of self-portraits by Rembrandt were an important part of his oeuvre. Royalty Free Stock Photo

YOUNG REMBRANDT - The dozens of self-portraits by Rembrandt were an important part of his oeuvre.

The dozens of self-portraits by Rembrandt were an important part of his oeuvre. Rembrandt created approaching one hundred self-portraits including over forty paintings, thirty-one etchings and about seven drawings some remain uncertain as to the identity of either the subject (mostly etchings) or the artist (mostly paintings), or the definition of a portrait.This was an enormously high number for any artist up to that point, and around 10% of his oeuvre in both painting and etching. By comparison, the highly prolific Rubens only produced seven self-portrait paintings.The self-portraits create a visual diary of the artist over a span of forty years. They were produced throughout his career at a fairly steady pace,but there is a gradual shift between etchings, more numerous until the 1630s, to paintings, which are more common thereafter. However, there is a gap in paintings between 1645 and 1652.The last three etchings date to 1648, c. 1651,and 1658,whereas he was still painting portraits in 1669, the year he died at the age of 63