This masterly portrait was once believed to be the work of Rembrandt. But it is actually a made by his brilliant student Carel Fabritius. About ten paintings by Fabritius have survived; the artist died prematurely when his studio in Delft was destroyed by a huge gunpowder explosion in 1654.

Specifications
Title | Self-Portrait |
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Material and technique | Oil on panel |
Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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Location | This object is in storage |
Dimensions |
Height 65 cm Width 49 cm |
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Artists |
Painter:
Carel Fabritius
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Accession number | 1205 (OK) |
Credits | Uit de nalatenschap van / from the estate of: F.J.O. Boijmans 1847 |
Department | Old Masters |
Acquisition date | 1847 |
Creation date | in circa 1645 |
Collector | Collector / F.J.O. Boijmans |
Internal exhibitions |
The Collection Enriched (2011) Van Gogh & Roulin (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
External exhibitions |
Velázquez, Rembrandt, Vermeer. Shared Ways of Seeing in Spain and Holland. (2019) |
Material | |
Object | |
Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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