Rembrandt's Self-Portraits

Works Discussed:
Studio copy, Rembrandt with a Gorget, oil on canvas, c. 1629 (Mauritshuis, The Hague)
Self-Portrait at the Age of 34, oil on canvas, 1640 (National Gallery, London)
Self-Portrait, oil on canvas, 1658 (Frick Collection)
Self-Portrait, oil on canvas, c. 1665 (Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud, Cologne)
Speakers: Dr. David Drogin, Dr. Beth Harris
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[@CestLaVieSellerie]

Thanks for uploading this. It helped me a lot ;)

[@miceskin]

the rarity of frontal self portraits could also be the lack of being able to see oneself and paint at the same time.

[@PierreLaBaguette]

I love the phone ringing in the background while you talk about kings!

[@erisdiscord1618]

The "sceptre" is called a mahl stick.

[@samgogo1647]

🎉

[@PierreLaBaguette]

He: Old Zeuxis painted a very old woman and laughed so much that he died.
She: Laughs

[@almeggs3247]

Wasn’t Velasquez Las Melina’s the FIRST.?

[@Sasha0927]

I like the 23-year-old version, but I would... 🐆
lol. Cougar-ish tendencies notwithstanding, I love the tenebrism and soft expression.
It was cool to see him change over time.

[@IanPlaysAlot]

Please upload these with mono audio or correctly mix the audio for these videos. This was horrible to listen to in left ear only

[@smarthistory-art-history]

That video is almost as old as RUclips. Likely circa 2007.

[@sinongmakulet]

First one looks like a copy.
During those days, there's no computers, smartphones, TVs, Movie Theaters, Malls, etc...and artist have more time to create, invent one their paintings.

[@sabrinanascimento5248]

Self portrait is more than today's selfies. Just because they didn't have an IPhone , doesn't mean that self portraits are vanity 's attempt to Immortalize themselves for posterity.