chtwacht is a famous painting that was painted by Rembrandt van Rijn, it is the most famous painting of the Netherlands. The full name of the painting is "The company of Frans Banning Cocq and lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburgh is preparing to march out." The painting only had to stand in the dark for so long that it became completely dark. It hangs in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The painting 363 x 437 cm is an oil painting. The painting was made in 1642. There is also a piece of the painting cut off because it did not fit on the wall. During the Second World War the painting was rolled up and taken to a safe place. Rembrandt himself is also on the painting he stands a little left in the middle from above between a man with a hat and a helmet, you see an eye that is his eye.
Rembrandt van Rijn worked on The Night Watch for 3 years, from 1639 to 1642.
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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