The Night Watch Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq
Details
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- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- height 379.5 cm x width 453.5 cm x weight 337 kg x weight 170 kg
- Origin
- Amsterdam
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Image provider
- rijksmuseum
- License
- Public Domain
- Credit
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Group Portrait Both · 99%
The image presents a large assembly of individually differentiated people, while the catalog title identifies them as a militia company.
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War and Military Both · 99%
Visible firearms, pikes, swords, armor, banners, and a drum correspond with the catalog identification of the depicted group as a militia company.
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Movement Visual · 96%
Figures advance, gesture, turn, raise weapons, and overlap one another, producing an animated scene rather than a static lineup.
Visual Qualities
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Dense Composition Visual · 96%
Figures, weapons, banners, architectural elements, and the drum occupy multiple overlapping layers across the broad canvas.
Medium and Techniques
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Chiaroscuro Visual · 98%
Strong contrasts between illuminated faces, hands, pale clothing, and weapons and the surrounding deep brown-black shadows organize the composition.
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Oil Painting Metadata · 100%
The catalog specifies oil on canvas.
Time Periods
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17th Century Art Metadata · 100%
The catalog dates the work to 1642.
Geographic Regions
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Dutch Art Metadata · 95%
The catalog identifies Rembrandt van Rijn and Amsterdam as the artist and place of origin, supporting its classification within Dutch art.
Source & rights
Rembrandt van Rijn. The Night Watch Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.