An unusual pairing at the Metropolitan Museum, NYC –
Rembrandt and Degas: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Collected from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the museum has put together “Self-portraits made by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) and Edgar Degas (1834–1917) at the start of their illustrious careers …seen side by side, for the first time, in an exhibition that highlights the Dutch master’s guiding influence on the young French Impressionist and offers an intimate look at their unique kinship.“
Rembrandt and Degas: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – until May 20, 2012
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Ave and 86 Street, NYC
(Images: Rembrandt van Rijn, Sheet of Studies with Self-Portrait (detail), 1630–34 and Edgar Degas, Self-Portrait (detail), ca. 1855–57)