. Rembrandt van Rijn : Beggars. REMBRANDT 169 is shown in the five portraits of himself (fig. 78), finishedduring the year, and in the numerous figures of beggars(fig. 77). These last are literal and unbeautiful repro-ductions of the reality that appealed to his artistic sense,entirely free from… … Fig. 78. Rembrandt van Rijn : Portrait of himself (detail). Rat Killer (B. 121), and probably The Raising ofLazarus (B. 73), a work of large dimensions, which inspite of its fine qualities seems still to indicate a want ofconfidence. Rembrandt made frequent alterations andimprovements in this first…
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