Jan Six is a 1647 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, depicting Reading, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a man sitting in a chair, looking straight at us. He's wearing fancy clothes and a big hat. The man in the painting is Jan Six, and he was a friend of the artist. He looks very relaxed and natural, like he's just sitting there talking to us. This painting is interesting because it's a very realistic portrait. To learn more about this style of portrait, look up the technique: etching, drypoint, aquatint.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), known mononymously as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.
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