The Night Watch
1642 painting by Rembrandt
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- Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq , also known as The Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch , but commonly referred to as The Night Watch , is a 1642 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn.
- The Night Watch is one of the most famous Dutch Golden Age paintings.
- The title is a misnomer; the painting does not depict a nocturnal scene.
Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, also known as The Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch, but commonly referred to as The Night Watch, is a 1642 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn. 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 famous Dutch Golden Age paintings. Rembrandt's large painting 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 scene.
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