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The Night Watch is one of the most famous Dutch Golden Age paintings. Rembrandt's large painting ( 363 by 437 centimetres (12 by 14⁄ feet)) is famed for transforming a group portrait of a civic guard company into a compelling drama energized by light and shadow ( tenebrism ). The title is a misnomer; the painting does not depict a nocturnal ...
Jun 14, 2024 · The Night Watch depicts the captain of the guard as he leads his yellow-clad lieutenant as they round up the uniformed ranks. Only 18 of the 34 characters in the scene are portraits of actual people; the remaining figures are symbolic, such as the young girl in yellow, who is the allegorical emblem of the guard.
The Night Watch, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1642. oil on canvas, h 379.5cm × w 453.5cm × w 337kg More details. Rembrandt's largest and most famous painting was made for one of the three headquarters of Amsterdam's civic guard. These groups of civilian soldiers defended the city from attack.
The captain, dressed in black, gives the order to march out. The guardsmen are getting into formation. Rembrandt used the light to focus on particular details, like the captain's gesturing hand and the young girl in the foreground. She was the company mascot. The nickname Night Watch originated much later, when the painting was thought to ...
Dec 6, 2023 · Golden girl (detail), Rembrandt van Rijn, The Night Watch, 1642, oil on canvas, 379.5 x 453.5 cm ( Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands) Probably the most unusual feature is the mysterious girl who emerges from the darkness just behind the musketeer in red. With flowing blond hair and a fanciful gold dress, the young girl in all her brilliance ...
In 1975 the Night Watch was severely damaged. In 1911 the Night Watch had been attacked with a knife. This happened again in 1975 when someone inflicted 12 cuts in the canvas. In 1990 a man sprayed acid onto the painting. Due to the rapid intervention of a guard, only the varnish was damaged. Picture of a part of the Night Watch after the 1975 ...
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May 29, 2024 · Rembrandt - Dutch Master, Baroque Art, Night Watch: The artist with whom Rembrandt was most preoccupied during the second half of the 1630s was Leonardo da Vinci, and in particular his Last Supper (1495–98), which Rembrandt knew from a reproduction print. It is evident from several of Rembrandt’s sketched variants (1635) on Leonardo’s composition that he was above all intrigued by the ...
