Rembrandt. The Complete Self-Portraits av Marieke de Winkel, Volker Manuth

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<p>Few devotees of the form can approach <strong>Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn</strong>¿s radical contributions to self-portraiture. Challenging the conventions enshrined by his predecessors, Rembrandt transformed the art into a fully realized medium capable of <strong>communicating emotional depth</strong> rather than favorably immortalizing one¿s likeness in the finest trappings of luxury. With <strong>more than 80 works spanning paintings, etchings, and drawings</strong>, the Dutchman¿s lifelong practice of self-portraiture functions as a means of <strong>concretizing that which is fleeting</strong>. Across four decades, one constant is particularly striking across media and styles¿Rembrandt¿s dedication to presenting himself from multiple perspectives, <strong>celebrating the multiplicity of the individual and championing the unfiltered portrayal of emotional expression</strong>.<br><br>Apart from the thematic concerns present within Rembrandt¿s suite of self-portraits, the works