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This intimate print of a goldsmith at work is an exquisite essay on the nature of creative process. The hands of the elderly artisan are poised between a tender embrace of the sculpted figures and a firm hold on the hammer. A pair of pliers sits on the edge of the table, while the furnace looms behind. The maker, his tool, and his work are locked united in touch. Craft, thought, and sensuous experience become inseparable elements in the process of making.
Rembrandt van Rijn
Dutch, 1606-1669
The Goldsmith
1655
Etching and drypoint
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
1998.19
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