Self-Portrait as Zeuxis Laughing

Self-Portrait as Zeuxis Laughing (Dutch: Zelfportret als Zeuxis) is a self-portrait by the 17th-century Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. The self-portrait, completed circa 1662, was one of the last of over 40 self-portraits Rembrandt created before his death in 1668. The work is on a lined canvas measuring 82.5 x 65 cm, residing in the Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne, Germany.

Rembrandt depicts himself as the Greek painter Zeuxis who famously laughed himself to death while painting an old woman, an anecdote originally told in Marcus Verrius Flaccus's dictionary De verborum significatione. Rembrandt was known for his ability to depict emotion in his artwork. More than just a humorous or theatrical image, the work reflects Rembrandt’s mastery of emotional expression, his evolving painting techniques, and his engagement with symbolic and classical themes.^: 551–61