Saturday, 24 September 2016

Oldie Selfie.


                                          

Self portrait, Rembrandt 1657.

You can almost grab that nose!



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22 comments:

  1. Rachel Phillips24 September 2016 at 07:24

    Here we have the first known selfie obsessed

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  2. Elaine24 September 2016 at 07:32

    The nose is slightly more bulbous and the hairstyle and hat are wrong, but other than that he looks remarkably like our plumber, Steve Rembrandt.

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    1. Cro Magnon24 September 2016 at 07:46

      Thank goodness he's a Plumber and not a Painter.

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    2. Elaine24 September 2016 at 09:16

      Next time I see him I'll try to take a photograph; the resemblance is very strong.

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  3. Maria24 September 2016 at 07:48

    I like how he managed to bring out the expression on his face; he doesn't look very impressed himself.
    Greetings Maria x

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  4. Graham Edwards24 September 2016 at 07:53

    Rembrandt made a remarkable number of self-portraits if I remember correctly. Presumably he liked what he saw or it was a case of striving for perfection. Or perhaps just recording his changing characteristics. Qui sait?

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    1. Cro Magnon24 September 2016 at 07:58

      I think he simply wanted to record the ageing process.

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  5. Jacqueline @ HOME24 September 2016 at 11:36

    There .... nothing changes ..... people have always been obsessed with the way they look, even in the 17th century. He didn't hide his imperfections though like most on Facebook !!! Good for you RH. I am always amazed at the photographic quality of a beautifully painted portrait. XXXX

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    1. Cro Magnon24 September 2016 at 14:06

      I thought this particular S/P was one of his best.

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  6. Sue24 September 2016 at 13:53

    My step father had one of his etchings. He acquired it after buying a job lot of pictures so that he could use the glass to build a greenhouse.

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    1. Cro Magnon24 September 2016 at 14:09

      In the mid-60's I managed a West End gallery. We had quite a few small 'later state' Rembrandt etchings. Their value depends on which 'state' they are. If they are a first pressing, they are worth quite a bit, but as they were re-worked and re-worked the later pressings are worth almost nothing. If he still has it, cross your fingers that it's an early state.

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  7. Tom Stephenson24 September 2016 at 15:06

    Remember that morphing video I put up which shows him going from a young man to an old one?

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  8. Frugal in Derbyshire 24 September 2016 at 19:55

    I bet he wouldn't have used Photoshop even if it had been available! I always feel that he seemed comfortable in his own skin and actually preferred interesting faces to "beautiful" ones.

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    1. Cro Magnon25 September 2016 at 04:49

      I expect most painted self-portraits are reasonably honest; mine have always been so. I don't think trying to make oneself more attractive began until Photoshop appeared.

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  9. Donna OShaughnessy25 September 2016 at 02:41

    It's like "Really? How did I get so old? I don't feel this old. I can't be this old." The same conversation I have with myself every morning when I look in the mirror.

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    1. Cro Magnon25 September 2016 at 04:50

      I've given-up Donna. Now I let that mirror tell the truth without arguing.

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  10. rallentanda27 September 2016 at 01:29

    It's the X factor which makes a genius. You cannot learn it or buy it. You just have it or not. Rembrandt did.Thank you for reminding me.

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