Write-up 1
	Description: What’s going on in this picture? (Please describe in details about themes of landscape or character, light, shape, color, brightness or texture.)，	Analysis: What do you see that makes you say that? (Is it size, shape, focus, texture, line, space, unity, balance, movement, contrast, pattern, color tone, proportion/size or the relationship among them?)	Interpretation: What message did the author would like to share through this painting? How did you feel after appreciating this painting?	Judgment: What is your opinion about this painting? Does it achieve in expressing its message?
畫作名稱 : Self-portrait with Beret by Rembrandt	There's a man with brown curly hair is wearing a black Béret and draping the furry scarf around his shoulders. From his outfit, he seems like a rich man. When looking at his face, we could see his short eyebrows and a pair of blue eyes looking straightly, which are under the shadow of the béret he wore; the full nose with light curly moustache and the mouth with rosy lips open slightly, which are under the light. He has cheerless glances and the normal face shape, so I guess he was being through a well condition in material life but not as good as in a mental level.	The color tone of this painting is mainly warm. The green is colored inside and the brown is colored surround the green, they mixed well and perform a hue of sunset. Therefore, the light shined in a angle and lit up the man's right face, and also the background, which makes a contrast of dark and bright. Besides, we also can see the darkest colors are on the man's beret and the painting's bottom, which sandwiched the man's face and made a spotlight on it. The slightly opened mouth and the hollow eyes let the man seem to being in a daze. Due to the facial expression of the man, I feel the man isn't confident in himself, and it might has something to do with his mind state.	I guess the author wants to share the condition of his age and life. Especially when the time's going, like sunset, he might desire the precious time he have, but his state of mind still shows empty. I feel it's a romantic paiting, because of its color and the man's posture that makes him seem to be like thinking. I feel the light in the painting, it reminds me of the scenario of sunset which is my favorite looks of the sun.	I think the author depict himself in a way that he want to show us about himself, and he really did a great expressing.

Introduction

Rembrandt

Date: 1634

Style: Baroque

Genre: Self-portrait, tronie

Media: Oil, panel

Dimensions: 58.3 x 47.4 cm

My name is Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, born in 1606. I am a Dutch draughtsman (draftsman), painter and printmaker. It is the year 1634. I just moved to Amsterdam to start a new season of my career, getting the taste of fame by being one of the most famous painters in the city, known for depicting dramatic lighting composition, subject on figures and biblical scenes. Besides that, along with Jacques Callot, we have been transforming the etching process from a relatively new reproductive technique into a true art form. Heading towards a bright future, I will be considered as one of the most influential painters and printmakers of the Dutch Golden Age.

Analysis

Painting, back then in 1889, a time when photography had not yet been developed, was the most common way to keep an image of look or memory, as well as expressing an artist’s thoughts.

We now see a young man with matted hair, covered with a black velvet beret, and wearing a garment. These provide hints that this man being at a good age, had no material worries. His face was illuminated by a light coming from the left, signifying that this man was headed to a bright future. His mouth was slightly opened, with eyes looking forward. We can even breathe with his movement, as though he just turned his face towards us, and the special encounter with him began.

His eyes were covered in the shadow of the beret, but we can still see his gaze towards the viewers. As we look closer, through this eye contact, we can see that his eyes seemed unparallel; his right eye seemed to be more in focus than the other. We can see his right pupil was completely depicted on the canvas, compared to his left one. Yet, we can tell that he was looking at us.

If we have the chance to see more self-portraits by Rembrandt, it will show us how these self-portraits actually shaped the image of the painter from his very own perspective. We will find that he had been depicting himself from a similar angle, which was, with dramatic light scenes. It might also reveal to us how he sees himself.

What was he trying to remember about himself at that time? We wonder.

This was probably one of the main reasons why the painter attempted to record this self-portrait. His eyes. He has special ones. Looking at more of his portraits, one might be surprised to discover that his unique gaze actually appeared many times. If it is a characteristic of Rembrandt, what does it mean? Did Rembrandt have stereo blindness? We do not have a definite answer. All that we can be certain of, is that Rembrandt has been a great painter since his generation. He is not only skillful but also a creative pioneer, especially in depicting the lighting in an atmosphere. If this is so, it is even more encouraging: We can have breakthroughs even if we are lacking something in life. We don’t have to be perfect but we can learn to be content with whatever we have.

Write-up 2
	Description: What’s going on in this picture? (Please describe in details about themes of landscape or character, light, shape, color, brightness or texture.)，	Analysis: What do you see that makes you say that? (Is it size, shape, focus, texture, line, space, unity, balance, movement, contrast, pattern, color tone, proportion/size or the relationship among them?)	Interpretation: What message did the author would like to share through this painting? How did you feel after appreciating this painting?	Judgment: What is your opinion about this painting? Does it achieve in expressing its message?
畫作名稱 : Self-portrait with Beret by Rembrandt	There's a man with brown curly hair is wearing a black Béret and draping the furry scarf around his shoulders. From his outfit, he seems like a rich man. When looking at his face, we could see his short eyebrows and a pair of blue eyes looking straightly, which are under the shadow of the béret he wore. The full nose with light curly moustache and the mouth with rosy lips open slightly, which are under the light. He has cheerless glances and the normal face shape, so I guess he was being through a well condition in material life and looking forward to the future life.	The color tone of this painting is mainly warm. The green is colored inside and the brown is colored surround the green, they mixed well and created a hue of sunset. Therefore, the light shined in a angle and lit up the man's right face, and also the background, which makes a contrast of dark and bright. Besides, we also can see the darkest colors are on the man's beret and the painting's bottom, which sandwiched the man's face and made a spotlight on it. The slightly opened mouth and the hollow eyes let the man seem to being in a daze, but the posture of turning his head toward the bright side shows the expecting for life.	I guess the author wants to share the condition of his age and life. Especially when the time's going, like sunset, he might desire the precious time he have and do the things he want. I feel it's a romantic paiting, because of its color and the man's posture that makes him seem to be like thinking. I feel the light in the painting, it reminds me of the scenario of sunset which is my favorite looks of the sun.	I think the author depict himself in a way that he want to show us about himself, and he really did a great expressing.