Copy of The Night Watch
Gerrit Lundens (attributed)
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- oil on panel
- Dimensions
- height 66.5 cm x width 85.5 cm
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Image provider
- rijksmuseum
- License
- Public Domain
- Credit
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Art Genome Taxonomy
12 tags
Subject Matter
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References to Art History Both · 99%
The title identifies the work as a copy of a named earlier artwork, and the image visibly presents a complex historical group composition.
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Group Portrait Visual · 86%
A large assembled group of figures occupies the foreground, with several figures presented prominently and others arranged behind them.
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War and Military Visual · 94%
The figures visibly carry muskets, swords, spears, and other military equipment, and several wear armor or helmets.
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Movement Visual · 90%
Raised weapons and banner poles, turned bodies, gestures, and varied forward-facing poses create a strong sense of coordinated activity.
Styles and Movements
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Baroque Interpretive · 72%
The dramatic illumination, crowded arrangement, diagonal action, and emphasis on animated figures are consistent with Baroque pictorial conventions.
Visual Qualities
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Dense Composition Visual · 93%
Overlapping bodies, weapons, banners, and architectural elements fill most of the broad picture field, leaving relatively little open space.
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Dark Colors Visual · 91%
The palette is dominated by deep browns, blacks, and muted earth tones, with localized accents of red, white, gold, flesh tones, and reflective armor.
Medium and Techniques
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Painting Metadata · 99%
The Rijksmuseum classification identifies the work as a painting.
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Oil Painting Metadata · 99%
The catalog specifies the medium as oil on panel.
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Oil on Panel Metadata · 99%
The catalog explicitly records the support and medium as oil on panel.
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Chiaroscuro Visual · 93%
Brightly illuminated figures and garments stand out against a substantially darker architectural interior, producing pronounced light-dark contrast.
Time Periods
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17th Century Art Metadata · 98%
The catalog dates the work to approximately 1642–1655, placing it in the seventeenth century.
Source & rights
attributed to Gerrit Lundens. Copy of The Night Watch. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.