Self-Portrait with Two Circles

Rembrandt van Rijn

Painted

c. 1665–69

Collection

Kenwood House, London

The ageing Rembrandt, in a white studio cap, faces us holding his palette, brushes and maulstick in this late self-portrait, painted after he had lost most of his fortune. The face is built up in thick, solid paint, while the hands and tools are left as a few blurred strokes. The two great arcs on the wall behind have been read as world maps or as emblems of the painter's skill; no single explanation has settled the question.

Object record (Wikimedia Commons) · Public domain

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