Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago

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How and why did Rembrandt create this and other self-portraits? Be drawn in by this early self-portrait depicting the artist at around 22 years of age, considered by some to be Rembrandt’s first great self-portrait, and hear how he demonstrated his early mastery and willingness to experiment in this week’s Masterpiece Minute podcast.

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