Author(s):
rembrandt (rembrandt harmensz van rijn, known as) (leiden (leiden), 15–07–1606 - amsterdam, 04–10–1669), painter
date of production: between 1631 and 1633
dating in centuries: 2nd quarter of the 17th century
type(s) of object(s): painting
name(s): table
materials and techniques: oil painting
dimensions - artwork:
height: 65cm
width: 52cm
dimensions - frame:
height: 88cm
width: 72. 9cm
depth: 8cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature and date - signed and dated lower right: "rembrandt. F. . . 1631"
iconographic description:
rembrandt (1606-1669) often depicted biblical characters adorned in luxurious oriental costumes. In this full-length self-portrait, he portrays himself as an oriental prince: feathered turban, satin tunic belted with a striped scarf embroidered with gold and precious stones, heavy velvet coat. The right hand, gloved, rests nonchalantly on a cane, while the left rests on the hip. In the background on the left, we can see a table on which some metal objects are placed, including a roman helmet whose presence reinforces the artificial side of the disguise. At the artist's feet is a barbet, at the time used for hunting waterbirds because of its thick coat which protected it from the cold. The back of his body was shorn to prevent him from drowning in the marshes. X-rays have revealed that this dog was added later by rembrandt, to hide his legs, the position of which seemed to displease him. Among the eighty self-portraits that we have by rembrandt, that of the petit palais is the only one on which the artist represented himself in full length, which constitutes its originality. It was probably made in leiden in 1631, before the master left for amsterdam. Errors of proportion have, however, sometimes called into question the attribution to rembrandt. Historical commentary:
this “portrait of the artist in oriental costume” could have been sold for 59 fl, during a sale held in amsterdam on june 10, 1705 (n°30). It is then indicated as part of the collection of the count of vaudreuil (1740-1817). We do not know how it joined the collections of charles-rené-dominique sochet destouches, known as le chevalier, but it was the latter who sold the painting in paris, on march 21, 1794, for 350 pounds. The painting was then attributed to jan lievens. Jean-baptiste-pierre lebrun came into his possession during this sale. On september 14, 1840, we found this painting on the art market in ghent. It was sold for 15,190 francs to auguste dutuit, by schamp d'aveschoot, with whom the portrait was already in 1810. At this date, it was attributed again to rembrandt. It was under this attribution that it entered the collections of the petit palais in 1902, thanks to the bequest of auguste dutuit. Themes / subjects / places represented:
self-portrait, artist, cane, dog, self-portrait
person / character represented:
rembrandt (rembrandt harmensz van rijn, said)
mode of acquisition: legacy
name of donor, testator, seller: dutuit, auguste and eugène
date of acquisition: 1902
institution: petit palais, museum of fine arts of the city of paris
inventory number: pdut925
exposed:
petit palais ground floor room 26. Date: between 1631 and 1633.
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