Self-Portrait in a Cap, Open-Mouthed is a 1630 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a face in profile, turned slightly toward us. The hair is wild, drawn with quick, tangled lines. The mouth is open, and the eyes look straight ahead, but the artist left some marks unfinished—like smudges near the chin. The messy lines and loose style make it feel like a fast, sketchy study. Rembrandt often used this technique to practice expressions and lighting. Want to see more? Look up etching to learn how artists like him made prints with needles.
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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