Self-Portrait at the Age of 34, oil on canvas by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640. National Gallery, London. This portrait shows Rembrandt at the height of his career, presenting himself in a self-assured pose wearing an elaborate costume in the fashion of the 16th century. It seems as if Rembrandt refers deliberately to his famous predecessors in this portrait, and thus places himself in the tradition of great 'Old Masters'.
2009-09
