The Night Watch
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The Night Watch is a famous 1642 group portrait by Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt, celebrated for its dramatic use of light, shadow, and dynamic composition depicting a city militia company.
Aliases (2)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
group portrait
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oil painting → painting → |
| alternateName |
The Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq
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| artHistoricalPeriod |
Baroque
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| artist |
Rembrandt
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| artTechnique |
chiaroscuro
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| catalogueRaisonneNumber |
Bredius 439
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| collection |
Rijksmuseum
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| commissionedBy |
Amsterdam civic guard
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| commissionedFor |
Kloveniersdoelen (musketeers’ hall) in Amsterdam
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| completionDate |
1642
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| countryOfOrigin |
Dutch Republic
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| creator |
Rembrandt
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| culturalSignificance |
iconic masterpiece of Rembrandt
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one of the most famous paintings of the Dutch Golden Age → |
| depictionTimeOfDay |
daytime (despite traditional title suggesting night)
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| depicts |
Captain Frans Banning Cocq
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Lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch → civic guard company of Amsterdam → militia company → |
| exhibitionHistory |
permanently displayed in the Rijksmuseum’s Gallery of Honour
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| genre |
history painting
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portrait painting → |
| hasPart |
central figure of Captain Frans Banning Cocq dressed in black with a red sash
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figure of Lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch dressed in yellow → young girl with a chicken hanging from her belt → |
| height |
approximately 363 cm
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| inception |
1642
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| influenced |
later group portraiture
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| languageOfTitle |
Dutch
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| lightingStyle |
tenebrism
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Amsterdam
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| locatedInTheCountry |
Netherlands
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| location |
Rijksmuseum
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| medium |
oil on canvas
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| movement |
Dutch Golden Age painting
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| museumAccession |
Rijksmuseum collection
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| notableFor |
dramatic use of light and shadow
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dynamic composition → |
| numberOfFiguresDepicted |
over 30
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| orientation |
landscape
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| originalTitle |
Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banning Cocq
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| significantEvent |
damaged in vandalism incidents in the 20th century
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subject of multiple restoration campaigns → trimmed on all sides in 1715 to fit a new location → |
| subjectHeading |
city militia
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| support |
canvas
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| title |
The Night Watch
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| width |
approximately 437 cm
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Referenced by (16)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Govert Flinck
("The Night Watch (study and related works)")
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Rembrandt van Rijn → |
notableWork |
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Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banning Cocq
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alsoKnownAs |
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Amsterdam civic guard
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associatedWithArtwork |
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Captain Frans Banning Cocq
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depictedIn |
|
Night Watch Gallery
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hasExhibit |
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Cornelia van Rijn
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hasFatherNotableWork |
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Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banning Cocq
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hasPopularTitle |
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Captain Frans Banning Cocq
(""The Night Watch" by Rembrandt")
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hasPortrait |
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Western canon of art
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includesWork |
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Kloveniersdoelen (musketeers’ hall) in Amsterdam
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notableWorkHoused |
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Rijksmuseum
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notableWorkInCollection |
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Night Watch Gallery
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primaryExhibit |
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Bredius 439
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refersToWork |
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The Night Watch
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title |
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Bredius 439
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workTitle |