The 350th anniversary of Rembrandt’s birth falls this year and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam will mark it with a series of exhibitions and special events. Celebrations kick off on February 15 when the museum will present for the first time an exhibition of all 22 paintings, 60 drawings and more than 300 of the finest examples of Rembrandt’s prints in its collection. In July the public are invited to watch as the restoration of The Night Watch gets underway in a clear glass chamber designed by French architect Michel Wilmotte. A Rembrandt- Velazquez exhibition later in the year will showcase paintings by the two great masters of the 17th century.
Rembrandt’s art embraces a wide range of style and subject matter, from portraits and self-portraits to landscapes, genre scenes, allegorical and historical scenes, biblical and mythological themes as well as animal studies. His self portraits enable us to come to know him at all stages of his life. He made nearly 100 self portraits including over 40 paintings. Here are two examples:
Rembrandt Self Portrait c1628.
Rembrandt Self Portrait wearing a soft hat (1632-36).
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