Portrait of Rembrandt (1606-1669) with a Gorget, Rembrandt, Circa 1629

Portrait of rembrandt with a gorget. Formerly attributed to rembrandt. Now believed to be a copy from rembrandt’s studio after a self-portrait currently in the germanisches nationalmuseum, nuremberg (see file:rembrandt van rijn 184. Jpg). In 1991, claus grimm raised the possibility that the germanisches nationalmuseum version was the original and the mauritshuis version a copy, basing his arguments on stylistic grounds, including the more refined finish of the mauritshuis version, uncharacteristic of rembrandt's loose handling. Finally, in 1998, infrared reflectography determined an understudy in the mauritshuis version, which is known to be wholly uncharacteristic of rembrandt's mode of working. Consequently most authors now accept the germanisches nationalmuseum version to be the original. Van der vinde suggest the maurithuis version came from rembrandt's first pupil gerrit dou (p. 68). Object Type: painting, artwork copy. Genre: portrait. Date: Circa 1629. Dimensions: height: 37.9 cm (14.9 in); width: 28.9 cm (11.3 in). Medium: oil on oak wood. Depicted People: Rembrandt. Collection: Mauritshuis. Rembrandt van Rijn (atelier kopie) - Portret van Rembrandt met een ringkraag