Curator’s note
The Night Watch
Rembrandt's huge militia group portrait breaks with the convention of orderly rows, capturing the company at the moment it springs into action. A dramatic play of light and shadow charges the scene with movement.
Source: Arterra 큐레이션
- Date
- 1642
- Medium
- canvas
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