# Self-portrait

- By: Rembrandt van Rijn (Leiden, 1606–1669)
- Date: c. 1628
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 22.6 cm x width 18.7 cm
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum and the ministerie van CRM
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-4691--80224695afc4014010c5487ea7eb9ef5)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/YfhED/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Even as an inexperienced young artist, Rembrandt did not shy away from experimenting. Here the light glances along his right cheek, while the rest of his face is veiled in shadow. It takes a while to realize that the artist is gazing intently out at us. Using the butt end of his brush, Rembrandt made scratches in the still wet paint to accentuate the curls of his tousled hair.