Self- Portrait in a Velvet Cap with Plume
REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON van RIJN
Dutch, 1606 – 1669
Self-Portrait in A Velvet Cap with Plume, 1638
Etching on paper
Public domain
Gift of Marilyn Brown in memory of Douglas Morton (W&M ‘62)
Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
2016.231
Rembrandt van Rijn is one of the greatest etchers. In this self-portrait he depicts himself in a flamboyant 16th-century costume. The fur-lined coat and feathered hat show him in princely attire--perhaps provoking associations with renaissance portraits. In any case, in this etching the artist portrays himself as confident and at the peak of his prosperity; in later self- portraits he more often depicts himself as an artist. This print shows off Rembrandt's virtuosity as an etcher, his technique here is exquisite in its detail and this delicacy is of a piece with the small scale of the work.
Katherine Welch '21
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