Famous painters: biographies, movements and great masters

Autoportrait tardif de Rembrandt aux Offices de Florence, vers 1668-1669
Rembrandt at the Uffizi of Florence: self-portrait, collection and tour
At the Uffizi of Florence, Rembrandt appears in the collection of self-portraits, the Nordic rooms and an exceptional collection of prints. Analysis, attribution, works to see and recommended route. Read more...
Galerie muséale imaginaire consacrée à Rembrandt à New York
Rembrandt at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: paintings, portraits and self-portrait
Guide to Rembrandt's paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Self-portrait from 1660, Aristotle, Bathsheba, portraits, current rooms, recommended route, timetables and tickets. Read more...
La Lapidation de saint Étienne de Rembrandt, 1625
The Stoning of Saint Stephen by Rembrandt: first signed painting and self-portrait
In 1625, the young Rembrandt signs his work and places himself in the crowd around Saint Stephen. Read more...
Le Porte-étendard de Rembrandt, 1636, Rijksmuseum
Rembrandt's Standard Bearer: Analysis, History and Acquisition
Rembrandt represented himself as a standard bearer in 1636. Analysis of costume, light, technique, provenance and historical acquisition by the Netherlands. Read more...
Rembrandt, Autoportrait appuyé sur un parapet de pierre, eau-forte et pointe sèche, 1639
Rembrandt's engraved self-portraits: experimentation and dissemination
From youthful grimaces to the artist at work: a visual investigation into Rembrandt's engraved self-portraits, their states, their technique and their diffusion. Read more...
Rembrandt au chevalet dans son autoportrait de 1660 conservé au musée du Louvre
Rembrandt's self-portraits at the Louvre: works and journey
Four paintings, a print and nearly thirty years of evolution: a precise journey through Rembrandt's self-portraits preserved at the Louvre, with attributions, techniques and visiting advice. Read more...
Autoportrait de Rembrandt en 1660 avec béret et manteau brun au Metropolitan Museum
Self-portrait of Rembrandt from 1660: analysis of the Metropolitan Museum painting
Analysis of Rembrandt's self-portrait painted in 1660 and kept at the Metropolitan Museum: material, gaze, light, pose, context and place in the late series. Read more...
Rembrandt, Grand Autoportrait de 1652, blouse brune et regard frontal, Kunsthistorisches Museum de Vienne
Self-portrait of Rembrandt from 1652: sobriety and frontal gaze
In 1652, Rembrandt painted himself in a brown blouse, hands on hips and almost frontal gaze. Analysis of the great self-portrait of Vienna, its light, its material and its cropped... Read more...
Rembrandt debout en costume oriental avec un chien, autoportrait de 1631 au Petit Palais
Self-portrait of Rembrandt in oriental costume: trony or self-image?
In 1631, Rembrandt painted himself standing in an imaginary oriental costume. Self-portrait, trony or artist's manifesto? An analysis of the face, clothing, light and repentance revealed by the x-ray. Read more...
Rembrandt jeune homme dans son autoportrait vers 1630 à la Walker Art Gallery
Self-portrait of Rembrandt around 1630: youth and experimentation
Around 1630, Rembrandt transformed his own face into a laboratory of light, expression and status. Analysis of the portrait of Liverpool and the etchings of youth. Read more...
Rembrandt, Autoportrait en apôtre Paul, 1661, Rijksmuseum
Self-portrait of Rembrandt as the apostle Paul: identity, costume and symbol
In 1661, Rembrandt depicted himself as the apostle Paul. An analysis of the sword, epistles, costume, light and interpretations of this major self-portrait from the Rijksmuseum. Read more...
Rembrandt au bonnet, les yeux écarquillés et la bouche entrouverte, eau-forte de 1630
Haggard-eyed Rembrandt: Analysis of an Expressive Self-Portrait
In 1630, Rembrandt transformed his own face into a laboratory of expression. Analysis of wide-eyed etching, its variants and their technique. Read more...
Jeune Rembrandt aux cheveux ébouriffés, autoportrait vers 1628 au Rijksmuseum
Young Rembrandt in his self-portraits: expressions, light and ambition
In Leiden, Rembrandt transforms his own face into a laboratory: expressions, chiaroscuro, costumes and ambition. An illustrated analysis of his youthful self-portraits and their evolution. Read more...
Autoportrait aux deux cercles de Rembrandt
How many self-portraits did Rembrandt take?
About eighty - but the number tells as much the story of the attributions as that of the painter's face. Read more...
Autoportrait tardif de Rembrandt en 1669
The Last Rembrandt: How His Late Style Becomes Freer and More Material
Less apparent finish, more presence: the paint becomes skin, light and memory. Read more...
Autoportrait de Rembrandt en 1669, année de sa mort
How did Rembrandt die? Date, cause and last years
A certain date, an unknown cause and an end of life too often transformed into a legend. Read more...
Autoportrait de Rembrandt en 1659 pour sa biographie complète
Rembrandt: Complete Biography, Life, Works and Legacy
From Leiden to Amsterdam, from the triumph of group portraits to his final, richly textured and quiet canvases, Rembrandt turns every face into a story. This complete biography dispels the... Read more...
La Joconde de Léonard de Vinci
What did Leonardo da Vinci look like? Self-portraits and alleged portraits
What did Leonardo da Vinci look like? Sanguine of Turin, portrait of Melzi, portrait of Lucania and posthumous images classified according to their reliability. Read more...
Gustav Klimt en manteau d’atelier, photographie de Moriz Nähr, 1902
Why did Gustav Klimt almost never paint a self-portrait? Photographs and images by the artist
Why did Gustav Klimt almost never paint a self-portrait? Analysis of his refusal, his photographs, his public image and Schiele's portrait. Read more...
Autoportrait d’Albrecht Dürer
Top 100 Self-Portrait Masters: From Dürer to Frida Kahlo
Discover 100 masters of self-portraiture, from Dürer, Rembrandt and Van Gogh to Frida Kahlo, Schiele, Warhol, Freud and Schjerfbeck. Read more...
Léonard de Vinci, La Joconde — Top 100 portraitistes célèbres
Top 100 Famous Portrait Painters: The Masters Who Revealed Faces
Discover 100 major portrait painters, from Leonardo, Rembrandt and Velazquez to Frida Kahlo, Lucian Freud and Kehinde Wiley: works, schools, images and interactive filters. Read more...