Self-Portrait with Two Circles
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Self-Portrait with Two Circles is a late, enigmatic self-portrait by Rembrandt that showcases his mastery of light, texture, and psychological depth, featuring the artist standing before a mysterious pair of circles.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
painting
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self-portrait → |
| artHistoricalContext |
Dutch Golden Age
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| artist |
Rembrandt
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| artworkCondition |
well preserved
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| artworkType |
oil on canvas painting
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| chronologyWithinArtistOeuvre |
one of Rembrandt’s last self-portraits
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| collection |
Iveagh Bequest
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| colorPalette |
earth tones
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strong chiaroscuro contrasts → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Dutch Republic
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| creator |
Rembrandt
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| culturalSignificance |
one of the most discussed Rembrandt self-portraits
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| depictionType |
three-quarter-length figure
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| depicts |
Rembrandt
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artist holding palette and brushes → artist standing before a wall → two circles → |
| genre |
self-portrait
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| hasPart |
artist’s palette
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fur-trimmed cloak → paintbrushes → two large circles on the wall behind the figure → white cap → |
| iconographyNote |
mysterious circles have been interpreted as symbols of artistic perfection or geometry
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| inception |
circa 1665
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circa 1666 → |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
London
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United Kingdom → |
| location |
Kenwood House
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| materialUsed |
oil paint
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| movement |
Baroque
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Dutch Golden Age painting → |
| notableFor |
enigmatic background circles
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mastery of light and shadow → psychological depth → |
| orientation |
vertical
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| owner |
English Heritage
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| period |
late Rembrandt period
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| subjectHeading |
Rembrandt self-portraits
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| surface |
canvas
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| technique |
chiaroscuro
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impasto → |
| theme |
artistic identity
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self-reflection → status of the artist → |
| titleLanguage |
English
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Kenwood House
("Self-Portrait with Two Circles by Rembrandt")
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hasArtwork |
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Iveagh Bequest
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hasNotableWork |
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Rembrandt van Rijn
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notableWork |