Rembrandt as Paul

This painting by Rembrandt is one of the most interesting self-portraits by the Dutch master. In in image, the fifty-five-year-old Rembrandt portrayed himself as the Apostle Paul. It was painted in 1661, only eight years before his death.

Image: “Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul” by Rembrandt van Rijn (1661). From the Rijksmuseum.