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In 1629, Rembrandt had not yet received any portrait commissions, so this work might have been done to show off his talents. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the other hand, by 1629, the twenty-three-year-old artist had already begun to attract critical attention. Self-portraits were a desirable collectible for sophisticated connoisseurs, especially since Rembrandt here wears a golden chain, which indicates the status or nobility of the painter’s profession, although he had not received any such decoration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeasures 3.5\" x 2.5\"\u003cbr\u003eMade in the USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagnet shown on backer card packaging\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRembrandt van Rijn (Leyden, 1606 - 1669, Amsterdam), \u003cem\u003eSelf-Portrait, Aged 23, \u003c\/em\u003e1629. Oil on oak panel. 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Purchased by Isabella in 1896, this painting is said by our first director, Morris Carter, to be the first that she acquired with “the intention of developing a real museum collection.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuch like the portrait from which the ornament originates, this figure of a twenty-three-year-old Rembrandt is \u003cspan\u003eall about the costume: the plumed cap, silk scarf, and gold necklace will stand out on your Christmas tree!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrnaments of other subjects, artists, authors, and notable figures inspired by Isabella and the Museum also available\u003c\/span\u003e. Complete your collection of Gardner Museum-exclusive ornaments with \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eYoung Rembrandt!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRembrandt van Rijn (Leyden, 1606 - 1669, Amsterdam), \u003cem\u003eSelf-Portrait, Age 23\u003c\/em\u003e, 1629. Oil on oak panel. 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The painting is all about costume: the plumed cap, silk scarf, and jacket suggest that this might be an elegant sitter, perhaps even an historic personage. The painting is large and carefully finished, almost as though it were a demonstration piece. In 1629, Rembrandt had not yet received any portrait commissions, so this work might have been done to show off his talents.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the other hand, by 1629, the twenty-three-year-old artist had already begun to attract critical attention. 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In the 17th century, there was a significant market demand for portraits among Amsterdam’s upper class; like Rembrandt, painters such as Thomas de Keyser (c. 1596-1667), Frans Hals (c. 1582-1666) and later Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613-70) relied on these commissions for a critical portion of their income and thus created a wealth of paintings depicting various sitters. 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First is the history of the painting as a precious collector’s object, a story almost too unlikely to be true. In 1823, it was bought by the future King Willem II as one of his first purchases for the greatest collection of paintings ever assembled by a Dutch individual. For nearly a hundred years it remained with his heirs, coming to Weimar. Then, in 1921, it was stolen from the Weimar Museum, to turn up in 1945 in Dayton, Ohio, owned by a man who said he bought it in 1934 from a German sailor on the New York waterfront. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat followed is revealed in this book for the first time, based on declassified U.S. government information. In 1947 the U.S. government seized the Rembrandt under such strict terms that 20 years later, when it wanted to return it to Germany, it was forced to go into legislative and diplomatic gymnastics to do so. 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