Also referred to as the Syndics of the Drapers’ Guild, this painting (completed in 1662) is a group portrait of the syndics of the Amsterdam Drapers Guild whose job was to evaluate the quality of fabric offered by weavers to the guild members. The exception is the man wearing calotte in the back who is a servant. The painting was commissioned by the Amsterdam Drapers Guild for their guild hall that housed it until the early 1770s. Today, The Sampling Officials is among the greatest treasures of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
The Sampling Officials
Artworks by Rembrandt van Rijn
Print code: FA0039
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