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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Rembrandt's Self-Portrait

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An in-depth exploration of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s Self-Portrait, Age 23 (1629) by Rembrandt

This is the companion books to the exhibition The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (August 6 2026 –January 18, 2027) which includes the Self-Portrait, the only work by Rembrandt not stolen from the Museum in 1990.

Nathaniel Silver explores Isabella Stewart Gardner’s taste for Rembrandt and the acquisition of this painting as a turning point in her collecting. He also contributes an extended catalogue entry, placing it within Rembrandt’s practice of self-portraiture throughout his career.  Conservator Lucia Bay addresses Rembrandt’s technique, focusing on select details.

Exhibition Schedule: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum6 August 2026–18 January 2027 

Details

  • Author: Nathaniel Silver, Associate Director and Chief Curator at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
  • Paperback: 88 pages | 40 colour illustrations
  • Date published:  June 2026
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: 9781917976053
  • Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 19.5 cm

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