Year 1669 Accession NG221 Created 1669 Genre Self-portrait | Medium Oil on canvas Artist Rembrandt Period Baroque | |
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Dimensions 86 cm × 70.5 cm (34 in × 27.8 in) Location National Gallery, London Similar Rembrandt artwork, Other artwork | ||
Description
Self-Portrait at the Age of 63 is a self-portrait by the Dutch artist Rembrandt, now in the National Gallery, London. Dating to 1669, it was the last in his long series of self-portraits, and painted in the year of his death. Despite the closeness of his death, Rembrandt makes an impression of a self-assured and confident artist.
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Painting technique
The painting was investigated by the scientists of the National Gallery in London. Rembrandt employed his usual rather limited palette of lead white, ochres and red lakes.
References
Self-portrait at the age of 63 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA