\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This painting, originally in located in the headquarters of the Cloth Makers Guild in Amsterdam, portrays its sampling offic
ers, the men responsible for examining the various kinds of fabric produced and giving them their seal of approval. Without undermining the formal tone required by such a commission, Rembrandt varies the position of the figures, playing with the light a
nd the contrasts of color to produce one of his best group portraits.