Self-portrait with easel

Rembrandt's Self-portrait with easel shows the artist in a three-quarter view, turned slightly toward the viewer with a calm, penetrating gaze. He wears a white head covering and a dark cloak, and a warm light from the left highlights his face and hands while the background recedes into deep shadow. A vertical form on the right and a hinted palette in the lower right situate the scene in a painter's studio, and the image is rendered in warm earthy tones with strong chiaroscuro and textured, expressive brushwork typical of Rembrandt.