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Self-Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar
Self-Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar is a 1659 oil on canvas painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt, one of over 40 self-portraits by Rembrandt. It has been noted as a self-portrayal of subtle and somber qualities, a work in which may be seen "the stresses and strains of a life compounded of creative triumphs and personal and financial reverses". Once owned by Andrew W. Mellon, it has been in the National Gallery of
handed artist, placing the mirror to the left of the easel, so as not to have his view impeded by his working arm and hand, with the left side of the face most prominently featured. There are several frontal self-portraits, but "Self-Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar" is one of only two, along with "Self-Portrait as Zeuxis", that Rembrandt painted in which he is turned to the left, thus revealing more of the right side of his face. It