Rembrandt complicated the genre, constructing identities through props, lighting, and ambiguous settings—leaving us to ask, “What is a portrait?” This spring, two portraits by Rembrandt van Rijn are visiting the Art Institute from the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California. The paintings, Portrait of a Boy and Self-Portrait, join the Art Institute’s own Old Man with a Gold Chain and Young Woman at an Open Half-Door for a look at Rembrandt’s approach to portraiture—one that is decidedly more complex than it may first appear.
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The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60603
Hours
Closed. Reopens Sunday 10:30AM
- Monday: 10:30AM – 5:00PM
- Tuesday: 10:30AM – 5:00PM
- Wednesday: 10:30AM – 5:00PM
- Thursday: 10:30AM – 8:00PM
- Friday: 10:30AM – 5:00PM
- Saturday: 10:30AM – 5:00PM
- Sunday: 10:30AM – 5:00PM