The Night Watch was completed in 1642 at the peak of the Dutch Golden Age. It depicts the eponymous company moving out, led by Captain Frans Banninck Cocq (dressed in black, with …

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 …

Rembrandt’s The Night Watch is an example of a very specific type of painting that was exclusive to the Northern Netherlands, with the majority being commissioned in the city of Amsterdam. It …

The Night Watch: Directed by Richard Laxton. With Jenna Augen, Neal Barry, Claudie Blakley, Lucy Briers. In post-war London, Viv Pearce is dating Reggie and runs a dating bureau with …

Mountain landscape of The Night Watch. 01:22 min. - Fly over the thick layers of paint on Rembrandt's masterpiece

The captain of the civic militia guards and 17 of its members are thought to have commissioned the painting and paid Rembrandt 1,600 guilders to paint The Night Watch. This was …

Oct 23, 2021 · It is in the collection of the Amsterdam Museum but is prominently displayed in the Rijksmuseum as the best known painting in its collection. The Night Watch is one of the most …

Aug 8, 2021 · However, among his impressive oeuvre, there is one piece that stands out from the rest: a fascinating group portrait painting called The Night Watch. Completed in 1652, this …

The Night Watch, 1642 by Rembrandt van Rijn. The entry of Marie de' Medici, the French Queen Mother, into Amsterdam in 1638 was a great event for the militia companies, who took …

The Night Watch (1642) by Rembrandt van Rijn is one of the most famous paintings in the world. Rembrandt was the first to depict the figures in a group portrait in action, showing the civic...