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Jan Uytenbogaert (‘The Goldweigher’)
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About this work
Jan Uytenbogaert was the receiver-general of taxes for Amsterdam and surroundings. In 1639 he helped Rembrandt collect overdue payment for a painting commission. In gratitude, the artist portrayed him in the guise of a 16th-century moneychanger carefully weighing and recording his earnings. Uytenbogaert loved that kind of old art and will most certainly have appreciated this witty allusion to his profession.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineJan Uytenbogaert (‘De Goudweger’). 1639. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
