A Budmaster in His Shop (Workman 1000)

Parody of “A Goldsmith in His Shop” (1449) by Dutch Renaissance painter Peter Christus (1410/1420 – c. 1475/1476), but with pot! Parody (“satirical modification”) by James Williamson. This may have been my first Workman Publishing Puzzle. It was very like eeboo — high gloss, solid cardboard, standard piece sizes. The art, too, was like some of the eeboo images (Alchemist’s Kitchen, etc.) with lots of small details and patterns that made the basic assembly work well together. BUT — the border was tedious. Many false fits that were visually so close and basically fit together. I think I got it right ultimately, but who knows? Still, I enjoyed it (except for the border).

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