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The painting, in 1642, now hidden in the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum. That
year, the advent of this painting was Rembrandt gave everyone laugh,
flourishing popularity plummeted, set painting plummeted, since the
livelihoods of increasing distress. Today, this painting has become the
National Gallery's greatest treasures in Amsterdam, many Dutch
"pilgrimage" like art.
The Nightwatch is now displayed in the Amsterdam Riksmuseum.
When this was first produced their was a lot disbelief in it. Rembrandt
flourishing popularity plummeted. However, today painting is one of the
National Gallerys greatest treasures in Amsterdam. Many Dutch people
make a pilgrimage to this work of art.

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"Night Watch" The name is actually misunderstanding. Then hung the
painting is burning peat fire hall heating, painting off the thick layer of peat
ash, dark colors make the whole picture, so that people think that the 18th
century was originally a daytime scene is carried out at night , which gave
him the name "Night Watch."

The name the Night Watch is acutally misleading. The painting was
originally hung is a hall where they burnt peat in the fireplace. A thick
layer of peat ash of dark colors covered the picture. People thought that
this 18th century painting which was a day scene actually happened at
night because of the peat ash. Thus is has been called the Night watch.

According to "Rembrandt's last years' record book contemporaries of

Rembrandt, also written by his friend J. Van Loon, the picture want to show
the contents of Banning. Captain Cook and his militia to leave Changing of
the Guard's arsenal to the scene. Gates looming in the background,
everything is still in chaos and disorder, and on the right a veteran positive
pounding drums, the soldiers left behind a banner unfold, some soldiers
armed with rifles, some soldiers at the guns, some in mutual talk, and a dog
appeared in the ranks. Screen median, while walking forward while captain
and lieutenant Cook talks constitute the center of the screen. Right behind
them, a little girl got into the ranks of the soldiers, slightly panicked, appears
next to the looming silhouette of a little boy. The image of the little girl
under extremely bright light source.

Full-color painting is typical of Rembrandt style, in dark background, due to

exposure to light and showing the color of life. Lieutenant uniforms and the
little girl's clothing was bright pale yellow Zhu, is quite eye-catching. Then
our eyes will be Captain Cook attracted white ruffle collar, his gorgeous
black uniforms seemed increasingly striking under its backdrop. Then the
captain of the red shawl, echoing his right side dressed in red uniforms,
soldiers holding guns. Between the bright yellow and black background, red
played a role in a balanced and transition, adding a color picture of the
richness and layering.

The full-color painting is typical of Rembrandts style: a dark

background, due to the exposure of light, and showing the color of life.
The lieutenants uniforms and the little girls clothing is a bright pale

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yellow Zhu and is eye-catching. Then our eyes see Captain Cooks
attractive while ruffle collar and his gorgeous black uniform seem
stiking against this back backdrop. The captains red shawl echos his
right side dressed in red unforms and the soldiers holding guns.
Between the bright yellow and black background, red played a role in
balance and transition, adding a color picture of the richness and
layering.

This is a great painting, picture of the characters are as real as the size,
although many characters but prioritize, in addition to the two captains and
the little girl, the other characters are arranged in dark colors in the
background and there is a movement toward the center of convergence. The
artist also used light and shade, light and strong contrast of black and white
picture of the way so that the entire exhibit unusually rich layering and a
sense of space.

This is a great painting with the characters actually life size in the
painting. In addition to the two captains and a the little girl, the other
characters are arranged in dark colors in the background and there is a
movement toward the center of convergence. The artist also used light
and shade and light and strong contrast of black and white which
produced a unusually rich layering and a sense of space.

The whole composition, lighting and color matching process, so this looks
somewhat chaotic scene contains an inherent order: calm calmly walking in
front of the commander clearly contingent is in ready state, and soldiers We
will comply with the instructions issued by him. The crowd glowing little
girl and hiding in the shadows looming dog, the faint hint of a group of
militia duty, they were defending the city's residents.
If you have the opportunity to enjoy the National Gallery in Amsterdam, the
original painting, the picture's momentum and dynamism of our whole body
and mind will probably close photo in which the forward and Captain Cook
outstretched hand might make us feel trance they seemed to be out of the
picture , or let us have a sense of immersive.
If the Dutch struggle for independence against Spanish rule historical
understanding, then the feeling expressed in this painting might be more
understanding and sympathy. Taine's "Philosophy of Art" in reference to
"under Dutch colonial independence from Spain, the establishment of a

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republican form of government, domestic politics remained so until, the
world's first, people have freedom of belief, all civil rights are to be
respected. States are combined federal provincial volunteer. provinces within
the scope of their protection of public safety and personal freedom. "
Spanish mercenaries to prepare for the attack, the Netherlands each city
organized a militia. So, when Rembrandt was invited to paint a group
portrait of the militia, he had very serious thought to this subject matter, he
would not like that before Hals painted merry feast scene, and he thought it
We can not show their importance. He believes that "armed citizens" concept
contains a kind of ideal, and the Dutch fight for independence and freedom-
related. He wanted to find some militia who make them look good and noble
thing. Such ideas make a breakthrough in this category Rembrandt group
portrait routine, he is not projecting average each person's image, but try to
use light and dark contrast of light and shadow to separate the primary and
secondary character, and then to reflect this unity in a group features, and
has a dramatic stage effects scenes being and gives people the impression of
freshness.
From today's perspective, with its superb artistry Rembrandt accurately
convey his ideas, we can see that he portrayed these characters when the
outpouring of effort. Unfortunately, this is not understood by the people of
that time, but have been to great ridicule, even infuriated militia who pay
him money to paint, they can not understand nor accept each person paid the
one hundred shield, it is to have the opportunity to show the deep next door
to help the bleak background blurred figure. Even before the love of his
colleagues can not wait to go along with the crowd of opposition, saying that
so young but he went to the end of art. In fact, although for this loss of
Rembrandt's reputation, he lost livelihoods, but by no means the end of his
art. Instead, he reduced the outside world because of the entertainment,
people no longer look set face painting, and more focused on his art
kingdom, give full play to his talent, to create a brilliant human art of the
seventeenth century.

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