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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn: Joannes Wtenbogaert: „The goldweigher“

🖼 Joannes Wtenbogaert: „The goldweigher“, 1639
Etching and drypoint, third state of three
250 × 204 cm
Haarlem, Netherlands

A bearded merchant sits absorbed at his scales, rendered in warm chiaroscuro with meticulous attention to fabric texture and candlelit detail. The portrait celebrates Dutch Protestant wealth and intellectual dignity during the Golden Age's commercial ascendancy.

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