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The Night Watch

Original - Made during the peak of Rembrandt's career, the Night Watch combined the effective use of light and shadow, tremendous dimensions, and the illusion of movement to create one of the Dutch Golden Age's most famous artworks. It currently rests in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.
Reason
This picture is a crystal-clear shot of one of the best Baroque paintings.
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Amsterdam, History of painting, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 17th century, Dutch Golden Age, Night Watch (painting), Portrait painting, 1642 in art, Dutch Golden Age painting, Rembrandt, Dutch art, Frans Banning Cocq, and Western painting
Creator
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  • Support as nominatorAnimum ( talk) 02:31, 29 November 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Support. There is a minor problem with the reflections off the paint, but all in all, it's a very good scan that looks as though the colours are accurate (I think I've seen either this painting or a historical copy of it, in real life). Papa Lima Whiskey ( talk) 04:36, 29 November 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Comment, it looks kind of fuzzy to me... and... the crop looks really tight... any pictures of it in the frame to compare? gren グレン 06:03, 29 November 2008 (UTC) reply
    • Info Having seen this painting numerous times in real life, I can testify that this is the right color scheme. Further more it is a masterpiece of the Baroque-era, not the Renaissance-era. Last but not least, the crop looks tight because the edges of the painting were cut of some 300 years ago. -- Massimo Catarinella ( talk) 10:34, 29 November 2008 (UTC) reply
      • Hehe, thanks. I'm afraid art history isn't my forte. Animum ( talk) 00:16, 30 November 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Support -- Massimo Catarinella ( talk) 10:34, 29 November 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Support one of my all time favorite painting, quality reproduction. -- Leivick ( talk) 06:09, 2 December 2008 (UTC) reply
  • Support - good quality. RockManQ Review me 03:57, 3 December 2008 (UTC) reply

Promoted Image:The Nightwatch by Rembrandt - Rijksmuseum.jpg MER-C 03:27, 5 December 2008 (UTC) reply