He Who Laughs Last

At the Rembrandt House in Amsterdam, there was an excellent exhibit centered around the painting seen here. Last year, a guy bought this at an auction for around $3000. It was later proven very likely to be an original Rembrandt (a self-portrait) and sold for 2.2 million pounds ($4.5 million). The exhibit went through the analysis of the painting in detailed stages and gave arguments as to whether or not this was an original.

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