Download The Night Watch Rembrant Images. The artist with whom rembrandt was most preoccupied during the second half of the 1630s was leonardo da vinci, and in particular his militia company of district ii under the command of captain frans banninck cocq, better known as the night watch, oil on canvas by rembrandt van. Militia company of district ii under the command of captain rembrandt depicted the group of militiamen in an unusual way.

Rembrandt kept the painting dark, because where there is darkness, light can be provided: It is one of the icons of western art history. Not in a neat row or sitting at their annual banquet, rather, he recorded a moment:

Not in a neat row or sitting at their annual banquet, rather, he recorded a moment:

Not in a neat row or sitting at their annual banquet, rather, he recorded a moment: Rembrandt painted his masterpiece the night watch from a live scene. Painted in 1642, at the peak of the dutch golden age, it depicts the eponymous company moving out. Why rembrandt's night watch is so famous.