Rembrandt van Rijn - The Nightwatch 1642
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The Nightwatch 1642
363x437cm oil/canvas
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdams Historisch Museum
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes
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From Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam:
Rembrandt’s largest, most famous canvas was made for the Arquebusiers guild hall. This was one of several halls of Amsterdam’s civic guard, the city’s militia and police. Rembrandt was the first to paint figures in a group portrait actually doing something. The captain, dressed in black, is telling his lieutenant to start the company marching. The guardsmen are getting into formation. Rembrandt used the light to focus on particular details, like the captain’s gesturing hand and the young girl in the foreground. She was the company mascot.