Frequent visitors of this blog probably know that I’m a big admirer of the old masters of painting, Rembrandt in particular because of the way he handled dark and light in his portraits. The painting, already known for a while, was last week officialy attributed to Rembrandt. State of the art techniques revealed that beneath the painting another portrait was hidden. Rembrandt used this method quite often to save on canvasses for the many pupils he taught. The original painting, however, was probably an unfinished self-portrait.
Anyway, I think the final portrait is a beautiful portrait and a very good example of chiaroscuro, the way dark and light is handled. Even if it wasn’t been painted by Rembrandt, I still think it’s very beautiful. Now, just slightly more…
Rembrandt remains a master and a source of inspiration for many portrait photographers.
The final painting on the left and the unfinished self-portrait, that was hidden, on the right.