Self-portrait as Zeuxis Laughing | Rembrandt | c. 1662 Carl Gustav Carus another terrified woman crouches in

another terrified woman crouches in resignation

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Self-portrait as Zeuxis Laughing | Rembrandt | c. 1662 Carl Gustav Carus another terrified woman crouches inAbout the artwork: In this remarkable late self portrait, Rembrandt embodies the ancient Greek painter Zeuxis, said to have died from laughter while painting an old woman. With a broad, almost mischievous grin, Rembrandt gazes toward the viewer, his eyes twinkling with wit and weariness. The deep lines across his face and the heavy folds of his skin bear the marks of age and hardship, yet the expression is one of ironic amusementas if the artist is