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Rembrandt: The Night Watch

Rembrandt’s largest and most famous painting transforms a formal group portrait into a scene alive with motion. Commissioned for the Arquebusiers guild hall, The Night Watch shows a company of militiamen preparing to march. The captain gives the order while his lieutenant listens intently. Around them, guardsmen move into place. Rembrandt’s dramatic lighting picks out key details, like the captain’s extended hand and the mysterious young girl, thought to be the company’s mascot. This is not just a portrait, but a moment suspended in action. This masterpiece is now located in the [Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands,https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/The-Night-Watch-Militia-Company-of-District-II-under-the-Command-of-Captain-Frans-Banninck-Cocq--3137deb45cd7765f9a76084a16c99544]

Duration: 00:05:45

Categories: Old Masters,Slow Art

Tags: rembrandt, night, watch, rembrandt, rembrandt van rijn, baroque art, baroque artist, baroque, painting, rijksmuseum, amsterdam, the netherlands, dutch, dutch art, netherlands, dutch arist, dutch painting, historical, art history, history, 15_1757

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