This Slow Art video lingers over Rembrandt’s Self Portrait, capturing the artist’s aging face with unflinching honesty. His eyes meet yours in quiet confrontation, tired, wise, and deeply human. As light traces each fold of skin and dab of paint, a life lived in observation and solitude gradually unfolds. No mask, no grandeur just presence.
This work can be seen at [The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.,https://www.nga.gov/artworks/79-self-portrait]
Duration:
00:02:50
Tags:
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