- Artist
- Rembrandt van Rijn
- Year
- ca. 1628
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Dimensions
- 22.6 × 18.7 cm
A young Rembrandt, barely twenty-two, confronts his own reflection with startling directness. The early self-portrait reveals the artist’s lifelong fascination with his own face as a vehicle for exploring light, shadow, and emotional expression — a practice he would continue for over four decades.