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The Spectacles Seller (A Pedlar Selling Spectacles, Sight) by Rembrandt

The Spectacles Seller (A Pedlar Selling Spectacles, Sight)

Rembrandt · 1624

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Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1624
Location
Museum De Lakenhal
ART MOVEMENTS
Dutch Golden Age painting
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Rembrandt

1606–1669 · Dutch Republic

Rembrandt painted ~40 self-portraits across his life, creating history's most intimate visual autobiography.

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