Without a doubt the most famous of all Rembrandt’s paintings, The Night Watch is a group portrait of the militia company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq and Lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburgh (in the center). Painted in 1642, The Night Watch isn’t a night scene as long believed. Cleaning in the mid-1940s revealed that it is set in daylight. During relocation in the 18th century, the most famous Rembrandt’s painting was trimmed, most notably on the left side which resulted in the loss of some characters but it also changed the composition of the painting by making the lightly clothed girl and Lieutenant the dominant figures of the scene. The Night Watch is housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
The Night Watch
Artworks by Rembrandt van Rijn
Print code: FA0037
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