Rembrandt: Social Climber or Outcast?

H. Perry Chapman, professor, Art History, University of Delaware
Look at Rembrandt through the lens of class, rank, and status with esteemed Rembrandt scholar H. Perry Chapman. See how Rembrandt’s self-portraits paint the picture of the man behind the brush, and how the artist fashioned himself as gentleman and erudite virtuoso, but also as beggar and prodigal.

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