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Gathered around a table adorned with a Persian rug, the sampling officials of the Amsterdam Drapers’ Guild, known as 'The Syndics', examine their open sample book. Depicted from left to right are Jacob van Loon (1595-1674), Volckert Jansz (1605/10-1681), Willem van Doeyenburg (c. 1616-1687), the assistant Frans Hendricksz Bel (1629-1701), Aernout van der Mye (c. 1625-1681), and Jochem de Neve (1629-1681). Above the fireplace on the right hangs a painting of a burning beacon.

Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn
Title: The Sampling Officials of the Amsterdam Drapers’ Guild, Known as ‘The Syndics’
Date: 1662

Related tags: rembrandt van rijn, dutch golden age, guild portrait, 17th century art, group portrait, persian rug

Dimensions: 3000 x 1975 (Nearest commonly-used ratio: 3:2)
Image file name: the_sampling_officials_of_the_amsterdam_drapers_guild_known_as_the_syndics_2f30249d.jpeg
Image file size: 3949354
Time image uploaded: 2024-07-05T11:55:25.000Z
License: CC0 (Creative Commons 0)

Source: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam