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The Goldsmith

Rembrandt1655

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

This tiny etching features a goldsmith hammering away in his workshop, with his tools at the left, an anvil at the right, and a small fire in the forge behind him. His arm is wrapped tenderly around a statuette with which he will soon have to part. The mother, symbolizing Charity, holds her two children just as lovingly.

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  • Title: The Goldsmith
  • Creator: Rijn, Rembrandt van
  • Date Created: 1655
  • Physical Dimensions: Oosters papier
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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