Self-Portrait as Zeuxis Laughing

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Self-portrait as Zeuxis Laughing
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 142.jpg
Artist Rembrandt
Yearc. 1662
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions82.5 cm× 65 cm(32.5 in× 26 in)
LocationWallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud

Self-portrait as Zeuxis Laughing is one of over 40 painted self-portraits by Rembrandt. [1] Painted around 1662 by the Dutch artist Rembrandt, it is now in the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in Cologne.

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  1. White, Christopher, Buvelot, Quentin (eds), Rembrandt by himself, p. 10, 1999, National Gallery, London/Mauritshuis, The Hague, ISBN   1857092708

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