Goldweigher's Field
| Goldweigher's Field | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Rembrandt |
| Year | 1651 |
| Type | etching |
| Dimensions | 12.1 cm × 31.9 cm (4.8 in × 12.6 in) |
The Goldweigher's Field is a 1651 etching by
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen
.
It was mistakenly named after the so-called home of the Goldweigher, a portrait that Rembrandt etched, but shows in fact the Saxenburg estate of
St. Bavochurch of Haarlem in the distance.[1] The owner of the Saxenburg estate at that time was Christoffel Thijs, the man who sold Rembrandt his house in Amsterdam (today's Rembrandt House Museum).[1]
The perspective is taken from the high dunes of Bloemendaal and shows the mirror image of the drawing.
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Portrait of Jan Wtenbogaert, a.k.a. The Gold-Weigher, Rembrandt, 1639 -
Drawing View of Haarlem with the Saxenburg Estate in the Foreground, in Boijmans van Beuningen
The painter
St. Bavochurch
in the distance is the Bloemendaal church, which is also visible in the Rembrandt etching and still exists. Saxenburg itself was torn down.
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 0-521-85825-9.