The Dutch artist Isabelle Van Zeijl creates luxuriant self-portraits that are enchanting at first glance and thought-provoking on closer inspection. The modern photographs arise in the tradition of the Golden Age of the Netherlands where floral still life blossomed and Rembrandt became famous for his interplay with contrasts. What initially resembles Renaissance beau ideals literally breaks with the ideal: Looked at more closely, the noble alabaster skin, as delicate as expensive porcelain, reveals fine cracks resembling centuries-old masterpieces in painting on whose surfaces time left its