Self-portrait

Subject

Portraiture

The Rijksmuseum holds a large collection of portraits spanning from the late Middle Ages to today.

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Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1661

Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul

Self-portrait

Vincent van Gogh, 1887

Self-portrait

Portraits of Giuliano and Francesco Giamberti da Sangallo

Piero di Cosimo, 1482 - 1485

Portraits of Giuliano and Francesco Giamberti da Sangallo

Portret van Moses ter Borch

Gesina ter Borch, c. 1670

Portret van Moses ter Borch

Portrait of Lysbeth van Duvenvoirde

anonymous, c. 1430

Portrait of Lysbeth van Duvenvoirde

Portrait of Marie Jeanette de Lange

Jan Toorop, 1900

Portrait of Marie Jeanette de Lange
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Stories about Portraits

Father and Son

Forever framed together

Portraits of Giuliano and Francesco Giamberti da Sangallo

Portrait of Don Ramón Satué

1:18 min. - Discover the power of simplicity in this work

Portrait of Don Ramón Satué

Portraits of Giuliano and Francesco Giamberti da Sangallo

1:18 min. - A Florentine architect and his recently deceased father

Portraits of Giuliano and Francesco Giamberti da Sangallo

Van Gogh's Self-Portrait

1:16 min. - Maaike Rikhof about Van Gogh's famous Self-Portrait

Maaike Rikhof

Portrait of Gerard Andriesz Bicker

1:02 min. - Striking pink tones and fashionable clothes

Portrait of Gerard Andriesz Bicker

Thérèse Schwartze self-portrait

Self-portrait full of self-confidence

A self-portrait with flowers and electric light

Self-portrait Van Gogh

1:15 min. - Van Gogh painted this colourful self-portrait in Paris

Self-portrait

Portraits

Spontaneously made or 'staged'?

Self-portraits

4:39 min. - They all seem to be saying ‘This is me!

Self-portrait

Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange

1:18 min. - Father of the Dutch nation. Fighter or diplomat?

Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange

Portrait of Michiel de Ruyter

1:15 min. - His eyes are closed. Why?

Portrait of Michiel de Ruyter

10 fascinating facts about portraits

What stories do these subjects tell?

Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Maria Trip

1:15 min. Rembrandt rendered her costly jewellery masterfully

Portrait of a Woman, Probably Maria Trip (1619-1683)

Portrait of a Member of the Van der Mersch Family

1:12 min. - Learn more about this engaging portrait of an art lover

Portrait of a Member of the Van der Mersch Family

An African boy

1:16 min. - Valika Smeulders on the painting by Van der Helst

Portrait of Cornelis van Oostsanen

1:16 min. - Does his gaze put us on the wrong track?

Portrait of Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen

The art of laughing

3:58 min. - Say cheese!

Immortal men

5:15 min. - See them glowing with pride

Portrait of an African Man (Christophle le More?)

Men in the picture

4:57 min. - The men of the Rijksmuseum

Man in Oriental Dress

Girl in Blue

1:17 min. - So what makes this such a popular painting?

Portrait of a Girl Dressed in Blue

The girl in blue

1:13 min. - Friso Lammertse tells us more about the portrait by Verspronck

From generation to generation

3:19 min. - The function of children's portraits

Immortal women

4:57 - See them glowing with pride

Portrait of a Woman, Probably Maria Trip (1619-1683)

Women in the picture

4:39 min. - The women of the Rijksmuseum

The Milkmaid

Portrait of a couple, probably Isaac Abrahamsz Massa and Beatrix van der Laen

1:21 min. - What is there to smile about here?

Portrait of a Married Couple, Likely Isaac Abrahamsz Massa and Beatrix van der Laen

Pray for me

The hope of eternal life

Pompeius Occo

Portrait of Alida Christina Assink

1:20 min. - See what was considered ‘sexy’ in this portrait

Portrait of Alida Christina Assink

Portrait of Johannes Wtenbogaert

1:14 min. - Portrait of a devout man

Johannes Wtenbogaert

Portrait of William I

1:17 min. - King of the Netherlands

Portrait of William I, King of the Netherlands

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Historical Persons

Baker’s Couple Arent Oostwaard and Catharina Keizerswaard

Jan Havicksz. Steen, 1658

Baker’s Couple Arent Oostwaard and Catharina Keizerswaard

Rembrandt’s Son Titus in a Monk’s Habit

Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object), 1660

Rembrandt’s Son Titus in a Monk’s Habit

Portrait of Gerard Andriesz Bicker

Bartholomeus van der Helst, c. 1642

Portrait of Gerard Andriesz Bicker

Historical Persons (Women)

Portrait of Oopjen Coppit

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634

Portrait of Oopjen Coppit

'Isabella'

Simon Maris, c. 1906

'Isabella'

Portrait of Lizzy Ansingh

Thérèse Schwartze, 1902

Portrait of Lizzy Ansingh

Portraits, Self-Portraits of Artist

Self-portrait in a Cap, Wide-eyed and Open-mouthed

Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object), 1630

Self-portrait in a Cap, Wide-eyed and Open-mouthed

Flower Painter Maria van Oosterwijck

Wallerant Vaillant (signed by artist), 1671

Flower Painter Maria van Oosterwijck

Self-portrait with the Portrait of his Wife, Margaretha van Rees, and their Daughter Maria

Adriaen van der Werff, 1699

Self-portrait with the Portrait of his Wife, Margaretha van Rees, and their Daughter Maria

Portraits, Self-Portraits of Painter

Self-portrait

Émile Bernard (signed by artist), 1897

Self-portrait

Self-portrait

Jan Havicksz. Steen, c. 1670

Self-portrait

Portrait of Raden Syarif Bustaman Saleh

attributed to Friedrich Carl Albert Schreuel, c. 1840

Portrait of Raden Syarif Bustaman Saleh

More Portraits

Rudolphina Wilhelmina Elizabeth de Sturler (1798-1873), second Wife of Count Johannes van den Bosch, with their Son Richard Leeuwenhart

attributed to workshop of Cornelis Kruseman, 1829

Rudolphina Wilhelmina Elizabeth de Sturler (1798-1873), second Wife of Count Johannes van den Bosch, with their Son Richard Leeuwenhart

Geertruida den Dubbelde (1647-84), Wife of Aert van Nes

Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1668

Geertruida den Dubbelde (1647-84), Wife of Aert van Nes

Portrait of Anne of Austria (1601-1666), Queen of France

workshop of Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1628

Portrait of Anne of Austria (1601-1666), Queen of France

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Portrait of Jan van de Poll (1597-1678)