Italy: Rembrandt masterpiece returns to Rome after two centuries

Rome: Galleria Corsini in Rome will showcase Rembrandt’s Self-Portrait as the Apostle Paul, in an historic return for the masterpiece until 30 September 2020.

The painting by the Dutch master – on loan from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam – has not been seen in Rome for more than two centuries.

Dating to 1661, the work belonged originally to the noble Corsini family but was sold – apparently without the family’s knowledge – during the French occupation of 1799.

The exhibition will also host a selection of engravings by Rembrandt owned by the Corsini family.