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The Night Watch

The Night Watch Notes

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The Night Watch The 1642 group portrait of an Amsterdam militia company, famously painted by Rembrandt van Rijn.
Frans Banninck Cocq The Captain at the center of the painting who wears black with a red sash and gestures forward.
Willem van Ruytenburch The Lieutenant standing in the center-right wearing bright yellow and gold.
Kloveniers The specific name for the civic guard or "arquebusiers" who commissioned the painting.
Illuminated Girl The central background figure in gold whose dress is brightly lit; she carries a dead chicken.
Dead Chicken An object hanging from a girl’s belt that represents the emblem of the militia company (claws of a bird).
Dark Varnish The substance that accumulated over centuries, causing the daytime scene to be mistaken for a night scene.
1715 Trimming The event where the painting's edges were cut, removing two figures, to fit it between two columns.
Drummer The figure on the far right side of the painting at whom a dog is barking.
Operation Night Watch The 2019 large-scale restoration project that used AI to reconstruct the painting’s trimmed edges.
Blue and Yellow Flag The large striped banner held by the ensign in the background of the company.
Chiaroscuro The technique of using strong contrasts between light and dark, used by Rembrandt to highlight central figures.
Rijksmuseum The national museum in Amsterdam where "The Night Watch" is housed and displayed.
Foreshortening The artistic technique used for the Captain's left hand, which appears to point directly at the viewer.
Shield of Names An architectural element in the background containing the names of the 18 men who paid for the portrait.
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