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자화상 · Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) · 1660

ArtistRembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (렘브란트 반 레인)
Period1660
Country / cultureNetherlands (Dutch)
MediumOil on canvas
MuseumThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
LicenseCC0 1.0 (Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

About this work

Rembrandt's Self-Portrait (1660) concentrates light on the ageing artist's face and hands against a dark ground — part of his lifelong self-portraiture, inviting close looking at paint and directed light.

The full Korean essay is available in the Korean version; this English page provides a concise guide rather than a full translation.

Points to look for

  • Find where the strongest light and deepest shadow fall.
  • Compare thickly painted passages with thin ones.
  • Consider how the empty dark background changes the figure's presence.

Questions

  • 이 얼굴에서 나이는 어떤 요소들로 전해지나요?
  • 자신을 그린다는 것은 다른 사람을 그리는 것과 어떻게 다를까요?
  • 배경이 어둡고 비어 있는 것이 인물에게 어떤 효과를 주나요?

Rights & source

Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn), Self-Portrait (1660). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0).

CC0 1.0 (Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true) · Met object 437397

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