In this work Rembrandt depicts five members of the Amsterdam drapers’ guild, who were responsible for checking the quality of the cloth. This was an unpaid position that lasted for a year and required them to meet three times a week. Their role in the confraternity led them, as they were elected by their community, to look after its interests. Behind them, an oil painting depicts the theme of the lighthouse, a symbol of good example and the path to follow.
Collection: Images
Project: 2. Social and economic impact of technological revolutions in Europe., 3. Rural world and urban world in the formation of the European identity.
Chronology: XVII
Scope: Secondary education, Baccalaureate, University
Link: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-C-6
Resource type: Image
Format: Oil on canvas (191,5 x 279 cm)
Source: Rijksmuseum (Ámsterdam)
Language: English
Date: 1662
Owner: Álvaro Romero González (Modernalia)
Identifier: SK-C-6
Copyright: Rijksmuseum (Ámsterdam)
Abstract: Syndic or guild of Amsterdam drapers portrayed by Rembrandt
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