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The Night Watch Is Not a Night Scene: Rembrandt's Painting Explained
Rembrandt's most famous painting shows a militia company in daylight, was cut down to fit a wall in 1715 and only got its name more than a century after it was painted.
The stories, symbols and history behind great art
A nine-minute analysis of Rembrandt's The Night Watch (1642), the group portrait of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq's militia company.
The video is in English, with captions in twelve languages. For sources, read our article on The Night Watch.
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Rembrandt's most famous painting shows a militia company in daylight, was cut down to fit a wall in 1715 and only got its name more than a century after it was painted.