Self-Portrait with Beret ☴ Rembrandt ☷ Art Print windmills poplar trees

poplar trees

Here he depicts a densely overcast day with some wind

possibly exacerbated by excessive absinthe drinking

The subject is most likely one of young

Self-Portrait with Beret ☴ Rembrandt ☷ Art Print windmills poplar treesSelf Portrait with Beret and Turned Up Collar (1659) by Rembrandt van Rijn is one of over 40 self portraits he created. Rembrandt is seated, wearing a fur cloak, his hands clasped in his lap. His face is well lit with detailed brushwork, while his hands are in shadowed, blurred brushstrokes. It is noted as a self portrayal in which one can see "the stresses and strains of a life compounded of creative triumphs and personal and financial reverses."