In the heritage of drawings and paintings by Rembrandt at least seventy-five self-portraits – a kind of “visual diary.”
However, the need to display one’s own life and constant physiognomic analysis is not only a sign of accentuated autobiographical interest or confidence in its uniqueness: self portraits provide an opportunity to explore the reflection of various emotions in facial features or allow one to experiment with nuances of posture, manners and conditional gestures.
Some of the self-portrait were commissioned, while others were written for the family, but it cannot be ruled out that a considerable number of them, especially the later works, are a kind of visual autobiography. This canvas, the composition of which is rather strict, is one of the few where the artist appears in the touching image of a man who looks older than his fifty-four years.
Self Portrait by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine 
Self-portrait by Rembrandt. Mirror Technique by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine 
Self Portrait in Velvet Beret by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine 
Frederick Riel on horseback by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine 
Still Life with Peacock by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine 
Portrait of an Old Woman by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine 
Portrait of a Scientist by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine 
Susanna and the Elders by Rembrandt Harmens Van Rhine