Rembrandt van Rijn self-portrait auctioned for €16 million

On Tuesday evening, a rarely auctioned self-portrait of Rembrandt van Rijn painted in 1632 was auctioned for over £14.5 million (16 million euros) at Sotheby’s auction house in London, according to NU news. The auction house expected to get between 12 and 16 million pounds for the painting. The person who sold the self-portrait remained anonymous. The 17 by 22 centimeters painting was painted when Rembrandt was at the age of 22. The renowned painter also painted The anatomy lesson of Nicolaes Tulp in the same year.Submitted by Frances Isabelle Marcelis on Wednesday, 29 July 2020 - 07:33 https://nltimes.nl/2020/07/29/rembrandt-van-rijn-self-portrait-auctioned-eu16-million