Self Images: An Empirical Enquiry into Rembrandt’s Self-portraits and Portraits
Eric Bettelheim,
Jingyi Liu,
Paola Dazzan
et al.
Abstract:Many have speculated that events of personal and financial loss in Rembrandt’s life caused depression and that this is revealed by examination of his self-portraits particularly those painted in old age. Some report detecting various physiological diseases associated with aging, including vision impairment, which may have affected his mood and work. Aging and neurodegenerative disease which often accompanies it, are both associated with depression. Recent advances in imaging and computer technology m… Show more
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