The company of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq and Lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburgh prepares to march out,[note 1] better known as The Night Watch, also Night Watch (French: La Ronde de nuit; English: Night Watch), is a militia painting by the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), which was completed in 1642. The painting is owned by the municipality of Amsterdam and has been in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam collection since 1808. The canvas shows the two archers from the title, accompanied by other members of the militia, as well as several extras, while they are setting up. The Night Watch is one of the most famous paintings in the world.
Hello I am 56 years old and live in Delft.
Photography is for me a representation of a feeling.In 2002 I photographed with a nikon FM.Now there is more "time" the "eye" is back in the active mode. Have a lot of fun!..
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