Rembrandt 1628-30c Self-Portrait oil on panel 38.2 x 31 cm Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606 – 1669) is considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art and the most important in Dutch history. Having achieved youthful success as a portrait painter, Rembrandt’s later years were marked by personal tragedy and financial hardships. Yet his etchings were popular throughout his lifetime, his reputation as an artist remained high, and for twenty years he taught many important Dutch painters. His greatest creative triumphs are exemplified especially in his portraits of his contemporaries, self-portraits and illustrations of scenes from the Bible. His self-portraits form a unique and intimate biography, in which the artist surveyed himself without vanity and with the utmost sincerity. This is part 2 of a 14 - part post on the works of Rembrandt. For full biographical notes see part 1, the introduction. Rembrandt 1624-25 The Operation ( Touch ) oil on panel 21.5 x 17.7 cm Private Collection 1624-25 The Operation Rembrandt painted the picture at the age of about 17 years in his native city Leiden, the cradle of Dutch paintings in the 17th century. The painting was originally part of a series of five small paintings with the theme of the Five Senses. Two of the three remaining preserved paintings “The Operation” (Touch) and “The Three Singers” (Hearing) are located in a private collection in New York. The third piece “The Spectacle-Pedlar” (Sight) is now maintained as a Dutch cultural heritage piece. Rembrandt 1624-25c The Three Singers ( Hearing ) oil on oak panel 21.6 x 17.8 cm Private Collection Rembrandt 1624-25 The Spectacle-Pedlar ( Sight ) oil on panel 21.5 x 19.5 cm Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, Netherlands Rembrandt 1624-28 Circumcision etching on paper 21.3 x 16.7 cm Rembrandt 1624-28 Rest on the Flight into Egypt etching on paper 21.2 x 16.4 cm Rembrandt 1625 The Stoning of Saint Stephen oil on panel 89.5 x 123.6 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, France Rembrandt 1625-26c Oriental Ruler on Horseback pen and bistre 16 x 12.6 cm Rembrandt 1625-26c The Triumph of Mordecai pen and brush in bistre, and wash 21 x 26.4 cm Kunsthalle, Bremen, Germany Rembrandt 1625-31 Bust of a Man with a Cap etching on paper 4.9 x 3.8 cm ( plate ) Rembrandt 1625-31 Self-Portrait with Fur Hat etching and engraving on paper 6 x 5.6 cm Rembrandt 1625-35 Grotesque Profile of Man with High Hat etching on paper 3.8 x 2.6 cm ( plate ) Rembrandt 1625-35 Man in Hat with Earflaps etching on paper 5 x 3.8 cm ( plate ) Rembrandt 1625-35 Self-Portrait with Hat and Dark Cloak etching on paper 6.6 x 6 cm ( plate ) Rembrandt 1625-36c A Woman and Child Descending a Staircase ink and wash sketch 18.7 x 13.2 cm Pierpoint Morgan Library, New York Rembrandt 1625-50 Portrait of the Actor William Bartholsz Ruyter pen in brown, white body colour on light brown prepared paper 13.9 x 17.4 cm Rembrandt 1625c Bust of an Old Man with Turban oil on panel 26.5 x 20 cm Pinacothèque de Paris Rembrandt 1626 Balaam and his Ass oil on oak panel 63.2 x 46.5 cm Musée Cognacq-Jay, Paris Rembrandt 1626 Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple oil on oak panel 43.1 x 32 cm Pushkin Museum, Moscow Rembrandt 1626 History Painting oil on panel 90.1 x 121.3 cm Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden Rembrandt 1626 Musical Company oil on panel 63.5 x 48 cm Rijksmueum, Amsterdam Rembrandt 1626 The Baptism of the Eunuch oil on panel 63.5 x 48 cm Catharijne Convent, Utrecht Rembrandt 1626 Tobit and Anna with the Kid oil on panel 39.5 x 30 cm Rijksmueum, Amsterdam Rembrandt 1626 Two Studies of the Head of an Old Man pen and brown ink on paper 9 x 14.9 cm J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA Rembrandt 1626-27 Bust of a Man in a Gorget and a Feathered Beret oil on oak panel 40 x 29.4 cm Rembrandt 1626-30 Beggar etching on paper 12.2 x 9.5 cm Rembrandt 1626-30 Self-Portrait Leaning Forward etching on paper 6.4 x 5 cm ( plate ) Rembrandt 1626-30 Self-Portrait with Wide Nose etching on paper 7.1 x 5.9 cm Rembrandt 1626-30 Self-Portrait, Listening, Leaning Forward etching on paper 6.5 x 5.2 cm Rembrandt 1626-32 Bearded Old Man with High Forehead etching on paper 8.7 x 7.3 cm Rembrandt 1626-35 Man with Beard and Hat etching on paper 5 c 4.1 cm ( plate ) Rembrandt 1627 David, Presenting the Head of Goliath to King Saul oil on panel 27.5 x 39.5 cm Kunstmuseum, Basel Rembrandt 1627 Parable of the Rich Man oil on oak 31.9 x 42.5 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin Rembrandt 1627 St. Paul in Prison oil on panel 72.8 x 60.2 cm Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart Rembrandt 1627-28 Outskirts of a Town with Walls and a Doorway pen and indian ink and brown wash on paper 15.2 x 14.3 cm Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK Rembrandt 1627-28 Simeon in the Temple oil on panel 55.4 x 43.7 cm Kunsthalle, Hamburg Rembrandt 1627-29c Soldier on Horseback Blowing a Trumpet pen and bistre and grey washes 28 x 22.8 cm Rijksprentenkabinet, Amsterdam Rembrandt 1627-31 Beggar with Deformed Hand, Leaning on a Stick etching 9 x 4.2 cm Rembrandt 1627-31 Kneeling Hieronymous etching on paper 38.9 x 33.2 cm Rembrandt 1627-31 Peter and John Healed a Lame Man at the Temple Gate etching on paper 22.1 x 16.9 cm Rembrandt 1627-31 Self-Portrait with Fur Hat etching on paper 6.2 x 5 cm Rembrandt 1627-31 The Blind Tobias etching on paper 7.8 x 5.5 cm Rembrandt 1627-31 The Small Lion Hunt etching on paper 15.8 x 11.8 cm Rembrandt 1627-32 Head of a Man with Fur Hat, Shouting etching on paper 3.5 x 2.8 cm Rembrandt 1627-35 Head of an Old Woman etching on paper 3.5 x 4.3 cm Rembrandt 1627c Man Pulling a Rope red chalk 27.3 x 17.6 cm Graphische Sammlung, Munich, Germany Rembrandt 1627c Self-Portrait oil on wood 24 x 17 cm Staatliche Museen, Kassel Rembrandt 1628 Self-Portrait oil on panel 22.6 x 18.7 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Rembrandt 1627c Study of an Archer red chalk heightened with white 27.7 x 17.7 cm Graphische Sammlung, Munich, Germany Rembrandt 1627c Study of an Archer red chalk heightened with white 30.6 x 16.2 cm Kupferstichkabinet, Dresden, Germany Rembrandt 1628 Blind Man Leaning on a Stick pen and bistre 13 x 11.5 cm Rembrandt 1628 Rembrandt's Mother etching on paper 6.3 x 6.4 cm Rembrandt 1628 Rembrandt's Mother etching retouched with black chalk on paper 6.5 x 5.8 cm Rembrandt 1628 Rembrandt's Mother etching on paper 6.5 x 6.3 cm Rembrandt 1628 Samson and Delilah oil on panel 59.5 x 49.5 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin Rembrandt 1628 The Artist in His Studio oil on panel 25.1 x 31.9 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA Rembrandt 1628 Two Old Men Disputing ( Peter and Paul? ) oil on oak panel 72.4 x 59.7 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia Rembrandt 1628-29 Self-Portrait sketch on paper 12.7 x 9.4 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Rembrandt 1628-29c A Scholar by Candlelight oil on copper 13.9 x 13.9 cm Collection of Isabel and Alfred Bader, Milwaukee Rembrandt 1628-29c Beggar Couple with a Dog pen and bistre 16.5 x 14.5 cm Rembrandt 1628-29c Beggar Woman Leaning on a Stick pen and brush 13.5 x 12 cm Rembrandt 1628-29c Man in a Flat Cap pen and bistre 14.4 x 10.8 cm Kupferstichkabinett, Dresden, Germany Rembrandt 1628-29c Oriental pen and brush in olive brown bistre 17.3 x 10.8 cm École des Beaux-Arts, Paris Rembrandt 1628-29c Rembrandt's Mother pen and brush 12 x 10.5 cm Rembrandt 1628-29c Standing Beggar Turned to the Right 29.2 x 17 cm Rijksprentenkabinet, Amsterdam Rembrandt 1628-29c Young Worker Leaning on a Spade pen and bistre 14.4 x 8.6 cm Rembrandt 1628-30 Head of an Old Man ( in a Cap ) oil on oak panel 24.3 x 20.3 cm Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Rembrandt 1628-31 Bust of a Bald Man with a Fur Coat etching on paper 6.6 x 5.8 cm Rembrandt 1628-31 Self-Portrait with Shaggy Hair etching on paper 6 x 5.6 cm Rembrandt 1628-32 Beggar in a High Cap, Standing and Leaning on a Stick etching on ivory laid paper 15.3 x 10.8 cm ( sheet ) Art Institute of Chicago, IL Rembrandt 1628-32 Beggar Warming Hands at a Brazier etching on paper 7.7 x 4.6 cm