| Self-Portrait at the Age of 34 | |
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| Artist | Rembrandt |
| Year | 1640 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 102 cm× 80 cm(40 in× 31 in) |
| Location | National Gallery, London |
| Accession | NG672 |
Self-Portrait at the Age of 34 is a self-portrait by Rembrandt, dating to 1640 and now in the National Gallery in London. The painting is one of many self-portraits by Rembrandt, in both painting and etching, to show the artist in a fancy costume from the previous century. In this case specific influences in the pose have long been recognised from Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione (now Louvre) and Titian's A Man with a Quilted Sleeve (in 2017 called Portrait of Gerolamo? Barbarigo ) in the National Gallery. Rembrandt saw both of these in Amsterdam, in his day the centre of Europe's art trade, and made a sketch of the Raphael, with its price. [2]
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He had tried out a similar pose in an etching of 1639, Self Portrait, Leaning on a Stone Wall (B21), looking rather more rakish. [1]
The artist depicted himself at the height of his career, richly dressed and self-secure. [3] It is one of over forty painted self-portraits by Rembrandt. [4]
