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Rembrandt Completes The Night Watch
In 1642 Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt van Rijn completed the large militia group portrait The Company of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, later know…
Timeline
- 1642Amsterdam · North HollandRembrandt was commissioned by the Amsterdam civic guard to paint a large group portrait, capturing Captain Cocq's company setting out using chiaroscuro and a moment of motion. Its enormous size broke militia portrait conventions; though controversial at first, it became one of the most famous oil paintings in Western art history.
Sources
- The Night Watch https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-C-5
- Rembrandt https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rembrandt-van-Rijn