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Jan Uytenbogaert, “The Goldweigher”

A work made of etching and drypoint on paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching and drypoint on paper.

Date:

1639

Artist:

Rembrandt van Rijn
Dutch, 1606-1669

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.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Rembrandt van Rijn

Title

Jan Uytenbogaert, “The Goldweigher”

Place

Holland (Artist's nationality:)

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1639

Medium

Etching and drypoint on paper

Dimensions

Image: 23.7 × 20.3 cm (9 3/8 × 8 in.); Plate: 24.9 × 20.4 cm (9 13/16 × 8 1/16 in.); Sheet: 26 × 21.5 cm (10 1/4 × 8 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1938.1815

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