On the other hand, Rembrandt was totally different from any other artist of the time. It is true that Rubens and Rembrandt were remarkable artists at the time, but Rembrandt had his own way of doing things. He never went to Italy to study further and he was in debt for a lot and I believe he accepted who he was in a way and made his "self-portrait with two circles" exactly what he did. looked like, maybe because he was okay with who he was. Although he was shown holding the paint palette on the board, he only paid much attention to his face. The paint palette and its rags seem almost about to disappear into the background, but his face is uplifted and very steady and staring