What strikes me first about Rembrant’s Syndics Of The Drapers’ Guild is the blocking (is that a term used in painting?). It’s masterful and reminds me of how Rosselini used blocking in his film Blaise Pascal.

The colours, or moreso the shades that are used in the painting blend into one another until closer inspection. The light source seems to come from the window (out of frame) on the left hand side. It hits the faces in different ways, some shades are darker than others, but it is most pronounced on the end of the table cloth that sits closest to the window. Another aspect that alters the lighting on each drapers face are their hats.

The main question that I have is at what time is set? Is it morning? Is it afternoon?