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The Night Watch

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The Night Watch, formally titled Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, is a 1642 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn.

Facts
Medium
Medium (category)
Oil on Canvas 2
Classification
Genre
Painting 1
Year Created
1642 1
Connections

Created By

Rembrandt, Artists
Source Wikipedia
Additional Source The Night Watch (Wikipedia)The Night Watch, Wikipedia summary, created-by

In Form

Painting, Art Forms
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Additional Source The Night Watch (Wikipedia)The Night Watch, Wikipedia summary lead, in-form

In Genre

Painting, Art Forms

In Movement

Baroque, Movements
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Additional Source Wikipedia: BaroqueThe Night Watch, Wikipedia infobox, Movement field
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Located In

Netherlands

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2. The Night Watch (Wikipedia)
  • infobox medium field: Oil on canvas
  • The Night Watch, Wikipedia summary lead
    commonly referred to as The Night Watch (Dutch: De Nachtwacht), is a 1642 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn.
  • The Night Watch, Wikipedia summary lead, year-created
    is a 1642 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn
  • Lead section
    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 (Dutch: De Nachtwacht), is a 1642 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn.
  • In Category: Works, The Night Watch, Wikipedia summary
  • Created By: Rembrandt, The Night Watch, Wikipedia summary, created-by
  • In Form: Painting, The Night Watch, Wikipedia summary lead, in-form
    is a 1642 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn
  • In Group: Family, Couple and Group Portraits, Wikipedia intro
    Rembrandt's large painting of 363 by 437 centimetres (12 by 14+1⁄2 feet) is famed for transforming a group portrait of a civic militia guards (Dutch: schutterij or kloveniers) company into a compelling drama energised by light
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Wikipedia: Baroque
WikipediaIn Movement: Baroque, The Night Watch, Wikipedia infobox, Movement field
Quote, In Movement: Baroque, The Night Watch, Wikipedia infobox, Movement field
Baroque painting
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