"Know thyself" resonated with Rembrandt van Rijn. More than any other artist of his caliber at any time, he explored his own image in as many as 90 self-portraits, some 60 of them paintings, an extraordinary record of self-examination. He was so frank with his depictions he could not have been motivated by narcissism. He may have taken up portraiture for its connection to history painting, a lifelong interest. Portraits were very popular in the commercial market of his day, and his were much sought after in Holland. Whatever the motivation, his self-portraits captured much more than physical features. From youth to ripe old age they amounted to a spiritual autobiography, and since he never strayed more than a few miles from his native Leiden, the journey of discovery was an inward one
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机译：伦勃朗·范·里恩（Rembrandt van Rijn）引起了共鸣。他比任何时候都更擅长于自己的才能，他在多达90种自画像中探索了自己的形象，其中包括60幅画作，这是自我检查的非凡记录。他对自己的描写很坦率，以至于不能自恋。他可能已经将肖像画与历史绘画联系起来，这是他一生的兴趣。肖像画在当时的商业市场上非常受欢迎，他的画作在荷兰倍受追捧。无论动机如何，他的自画像所捕捉的不仅仅是身体特征。从青年到成熟的老年，这相当于一部精神自传，由于他离家乡莱顿的旅程从未超过几英里，因此发现之旅是一次内向的旅程
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