AMSTERDAM.- The Rijksmuseum will display prints and drawings that provide an overview of drawing instruction during the Golden Age. From first copying prints to drawing ‘from the imagination’, artists were faced with a long period of study and, of course, an awful lot of practice. Those who could ultimately draw anything from their imagination were considered accomplished masters. In the 17th century, drawing was seen as the foundation for all visual arts. Not only painters, but architects, sculptors and workers in precious metals also needed drawing skills. Those who could not draw would never achieve much in their field. And since academies did not yet exist in the Golden Age, those who wanted to learn to draw had to study with a master. Those who wanted to become a painter started studying at around the age of twelve with a master who was a member of the guild. Adriaen van Ostade’s etching “Painter in his Studi