Rembrandt self-portrait finally confirmed as genuine

Experts agree that painting is the work of the Old Master after 50 years of controversy

1635 Rembrandt self-portrait
(Image credit: wikipedia)

One of the art world's longest-running arguments has finally been settled with confirmation that a Rembrandt self-portrait was indeed painted by the Old Master.

For nearly 50 years there has been doubt over the 1635 painting, which depicts a young Rembrandt wearing a black cloak and a feathered bonnet. At the time he was a 29-year-old artist living in Amsterdam, gradually acquiring the reputation that would later see him hailed as one of the greatest painters in history.

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