Rembrandt created one of the most extraordinary visual autobiographies in the history of art in the form of over 80 self portraits in paintings, drawings and etchings. Rembrandt as an Etcher : A Study of the Artist at Work, Second edition by Christopher White 1999.
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In Protestant theology, Saint Paul was considered the most authoritative interpreter of the Gospel – a possible reason for Rembrandt’s fascination with the apostle. Rembrandt is 55 years old in this self-portrait, and he still looks at himself candidly. Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1661 oil on canvas, h 91cm × w 77cm More details.
The Apostle Paul 1632 oil on canvas 81.3 x 66.2 cm. The Apostle Paul Rembrandt c. 1657. Find more prominent pieces of religious painting at Wikiart.org – best visual art database. After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study for six months with Pieter Lastman (1583–1633), a famous history painter. This important Old Testament episode was favoured by Rembrandt, who painted and etched it before including it here. For Saint Paul, the sacrifice was an example of faith in God. The first Rembrandt masterpiece is his self-portrait and one of over forty painted during his lifetime.It was painted in 1661 and what is interesting is that this is the first and only self-portrait where the artist represented himself as a biblical figure of Apostle Paul holding his traditional attributes such as manuscript and the sword. Paul the Apostle, by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn c. 1657 According to Acts, And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God." Here he assumes the guise of a personage from the Bible, the Apostle Paul. Rembrandt van Rijn (painter) Dutch, 1606 - 1669 Anonymous Artist (painter) The Apostle Paul c. 1657 oil on canvas overall: 131.5 x 104.4 cm (51 3/4 x 41 1/8 in.) Rembrandt van Rijn (and Workshop?) ‘Apostle Paul’ was created in 1635 by Rembrandt in Baroque style.