Rembrandt's Self-Contained Art; At Holland's Mauritshuis Museum, Coming Face to Face With the Painter's Favorite Subject From: The Washington Post | Date: November 21, 1999| Author: Ferdinand Protzman | Copyright 1999 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

A Dutch kind of practical egalitarianism permeates the big white tent built atop a canal that leads visitors to "Rembrandt by Himself," the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition that brings together most of the enigmatic, intensely human self-portraits by the 17th-century master who defined the genre.

Just inside the specially built structure is a broad concourse leading to the show's entrance. On one side is a large gift shop full of Rembrandt books and tchotchkes. On the other side is a spa...

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