Tag: Rembrandt van Rijn

Rembrandt’s Standard Bearer Comes Home at Last

The Rijksmuseum bills the Standard Bearer, a self-portrait in which “one can feel the courage, swagger and rebelliousness bursting from the canvas!” as one of Rembrandt’s key works.

A Homecoming: Dutch State to Acquire Rembrandt Self-Portrait

With the Rothschild family agreeing to the deal, the Dutch can soon admire the self-portrait on home turf. The Rijksmuseum, which already houses a sizable number of Rembrandts, plans to give it a place of honour.