Tip: move over the painting to use the lens.
Self-Portrait
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) · 1660
- Artist
- Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam
- Date
- 1660
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Size
- 31 5/8 x 26 1/2 in. (80.3 x 67.3 cm)
- Where to see it
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913 · CC0 Public Domain · The Met · see it at the museum ↗
Slow Look
- The whole picture Let your eyes wander. Where do they want to rest?
- The light Find the brightest spot. What is it showing you?
- The edges Look at what is half cut off at the borders.
- One small detail Choose one tiny thing and stay with it for a while.
- The whole picture again Step back. Has it changed for you?
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