Self-Portrait with Wide-Open Eyes

Throughout his life, Rembrandt painted self-portraits without vanity and with extreme sincerity. Because of this, we can follow all stages of his life. He used various techniques—drawings, etchings, paintings. He depicted himself in nearly 100 pieces of art in various. This 1630 etching is very small—only 14 x 14 millimeters (1.6 x 1.6 inches) and it is a proof how good in this technique Rembrandt was.