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Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul, 1661. Here, Rembrandt is about 55. In this portrait he represents St Paul, the apostle, identified by his usual attributes: a manuscript and a sword, of which the hilt extends from under the cloak. The self portrait is typical of Rembrandt's late style of painting: he used the paint structure in the composition, as in the folds of the turban for example.