It is particularly interesting if the various stages of the creative renewal of an artist can be followed on self-portraits so that the change in style and the change in maturity can be studied simultaneously. From this point of view Rembrandt's self-portraits are without parallel. They are the inexhaustibly rich documents of a human and artistic self-examination lasting a lifetime. In the art of the self-portrait Rembrandt exerted the greatest influence on those painters who rejected the solemn pomp of the Baroque and endeavoured to tell the truth simply and without external trappings.

It is impossible to say how many self-portraits Rembrandt made, for any estimate depends on the definition of what does and what does not belong to his oeuvre. All in all, with the drawings and prints included, Rembrandt must have recorded his own likeness at least 85 times.

The self-portraits served various purposes. Some of them show him playing a role (a hunter, the Prodigal Son, Apostle Paul, etc.). On several occasions he posed as an artist, or as a painter in his studio.

Preview	Picture Data	File Info	Comment
	The Artist in his Studio c. 1626 Oil on canvas, 25 x 32 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston	1031*805 True Color 79 Kb
	The Artist in his Studio (detail) c. 1626 Oil on canvas Museum of Fine Arts, Boston	744*1000 True Color 97 Kb
	Self-Portrait 1627 Oil on wood, 24 x 17 cm Staatliche Museen, Kassel	452*650 True Color 79 Kb
	Self-Portrait 1628 Oil on wood, 23 x 19 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam	745*900 True Color 75 Kb
	Self-Portrait 1629 Oil on panel, 15,5 x 12,5 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich	695*880 True Color 109 Kb
	Self-Portrait c. 1629 Oil on wood, 44 x 34 cm Museum of Art, Indianapolis	931*1200 True Color 54 Kb
	Self-Portrait with Lace Collar c. 1629 Oil on canvas, 38 x 29 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague	800*1035 True Color 68 Kb
	Self-Portrait c. 1630 Oil on panel, 70 x 57 cm Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool	1000*1251 True Color 116 Kb
	Self-Portrait with Poodle c. 1631 Oil on panel, 81 x 54 cm Musée du Petit Palais, Paris	1149*1500 True Color 146 Kb
	Self-Portrait Wearing a Toque and a Gold Chain 1633 Oil on wood, 70 x 53 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris	900*1169 True Color 80 Kb
	Self-Portrait 1634 Oil on panel, 71 x 55 cm Private collection	931*1200 True Color 94 Kb
	Self-Portrait as a Young Man 1634 Oil on wood, 62 x 54 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence	900*1066 True Color 71 Kb
	Self-Portrait with Velvet Beret and Furred Mantel 1634 Oil on oak, 58 x 48 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin	850*1023 True Color 63 Kb
	Self-Portrait 1640 Oil on canvas, 102 x 80 cm National Gallery, London	922*1103 True Color 120 Kb
	Self-Portrait c. 1643 Oil on panel, 72 x 55 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid	750*935 True Color 64 Kb
	Little Self-Portrait c. 1657 Oil on wood, 49 x 41 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna	730*875 True Color 86 Kb
	Self-Portrait 1658 Oil on canvas, 134 x 104 cm Frick Collection, New York	808*1070 True Color 118 Kb
	Self-Portrait 1659 Oil on canvas, 85 x 66 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington	746*950 True Color 120 Kb
	Self-Portrait (detail) 1659 Oil on canvas National Gallery of Art, Washington	643*800 True Color 65 Kb
	Self-Portrait 1660 Oil on canvas, 80 x 67 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York	1337*1600 True Color 142 Kb
	Portrait of the Artist at His Easel 1660 Oil on canvas, 111 x 85 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris	792*1005 True Color 122 Kb
	Self-Portrait 1661 Oil on canvas, 114 x 94 cm Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood House, London	1200*1397 True Color 150 Kb
	Self-Portrait as Apostle Paul 1661 Oil on canvas, 91 x 77 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam	1100*1321 True Color 119 Kb
	Self-Portrait 1668-69 Oil on canvas, 82,5 x 65 cm Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne	741*947 True Color 71 Kb
	Self-Portrait 1669 Oil on canvas, 86 x 70.5 cm National Gallery, London	831*1020 True Color 81 Kb
	Self-Portrait 1669 Oil on canvas, 59 x 51 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague	679*788 True Color 62 Kb