Syndics of the Drapers' Guild

Rembrandt's The Syndics of the Drapers' Guild (1662) depicts six guild officers in dark doublets and broad-brimmed hats gathered around a large table, with an open ledger resting on a richly patterned red cloth. The figures form a compact, slightly diagonal group set against a subdued interior, with strong chiaroscuro modeling that gives volume to faces and fabrics. The palette is warm and earthy—blacks, browns, ochres, and whites—highlighting velvet textures and white collars, and the work embodies Rembrandt's Baroque Dutch Golden Age style and his emphasis on civic identity and collective authority.