KEYSER, Thomas de
(b. 1596/97, Amsterdam, d. 1667, Amsterdam)

The Syndics of the Amsterdam Goldsmiths Guild

1627
Oil on canvas, 127 x 152 cm
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio

An interesting feature of this group portrait is that the painter included the attributes involved in one of the goldsmiths guild's most important tasks, namely to assay the content of precious metals.