Self-Portrait as the Apostle Paul

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Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul
Dutch: Zelfportret als de apostel Paulus
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Artist Rembrandt
Year1661 (1661)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions91 cm× 77 cm(36 in× 30 in)
Location Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul (Dutch : Zelfportret als de apostel Paulus) is one of over 40 painted self-portraits by Rembrandt, painted in 1661 by the Dutch artist Rembrandt. It is now in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

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