About this artwork
This print of the tax collector Jan Uytenbogaert marks one of Rembrandt van Rijn’s first uses of drypoint, not as a corrective tool but as a supplement to an etching. Here the technique accentuates the velvety quality of the sitter’s rich fur garment. Rembrandt presented the man as a noble and meticulous professional, while simultaneously hinting at his true nature: Uytenbogaert, seated in the midst of an office complete with a fine oil painting and a rich tablecloth, reaches out to the bag of gold presented to him, his hand grasping it in an almost lascivious manner.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Rembrandt van Rijn
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Title
- Jan Uytenbogaert, “The Goldweigher”
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Origin
- Holland
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Date
- 1639
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Medium
- Etching and drypoint on paper
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Dimensions
- 237 × 203 mm (image); 249 × 204 mm (plate); 260 × 215 mm (sheet)
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Credit Line
- Clarence Buckingham Collection
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Reference Number
- 1938.1815
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/29283/manifest.json
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