The Goldsmith
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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(Leiden, The Netherlands, 1606–Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1669)
NationalityDutch, Europe
Date1655
MediumEtching and drypoint
DimensionsSheet: 3 × 2 3/16 in. (7.6 × 5.6 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Purchase through the generosity of an anonymous donor, 2000.37
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Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2000.37
On View
Not on viewThis etching was a late meditation on the life and activity of the artist. Amid humble surroundings, the fire in his foundary colling, an old craftsman seems lost in thought, one hand patiently striking an anvil, the other gently encircling a statuette of Charity. The small size of the print and the special warmth of this impression enhance the sense of extraordinary tenderness.
Exhibitions
Reproduction after Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
1631
