Description
The Goldsmith brings the world of craft into an intimate scene of concentration. Rembrandt’s etching and drypoint of 1655 shows an artisan at work on a group representing a mother and two children. The sculpture adds a human presence within the workshop, making the relationship between the maker and his subject part of the image’s attraction.
There is a quiet satisfaction in watching skilled attention given to an object. The craftsman’s task becomes an occasion to consider the patience and care involved in making, while the figures of the sculpture give the work an emotional dimension of its own. The Goldsmith invites the viewer into that close encounter between a person and a developing creation. It is a scene whose warmth grows from the everyday act of labor, finding character in the work of the hands.
Read our guide to giclée prints or browse the Rembrandt collection.
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