Self-Portrait with Raised Sabre

Date1634

Maker Rembrandt van Rijn Dutch, 1606-1669

Label TextRembrandt depicted himself more than any other artist of his time. Here, grandly attired and brandishing a saber, he confronts the viewer with confidence, perhaps the result of his early professional success. It was also a milestone year for him personally, as he married a young woman named Saskia van Uylenburgh.

Object number35.180

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Durer, Rembrandt, and Goya: Old Masters Prints from the Seattle Art Museum Collection", May 31, 2001 - January 1, 2002 (5/31/2001 - 1/1/2002) Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Rembrandt Prints From The Seattle Art Museum's Permanent Collection", June 3 - July 25, 1993, 6/3 - 7/25/93 in conjunction with Dutch and Flemish Paintings: The Harold Samuel Collection. (06/03/1993 - 07/25/1993)

Credit LineManson F. Backus Memorial Collection

Dimensions4 7/8 x 4 in. (12.4 x 10.2 cm)

MediumEtching