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Saturday, August 13, 2016
The Night Watch
Militia Company of District II under
the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq,also
known asThe Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch, but commonly referred to asThe Night Watch(Dutch:De Nachtwacht), is a 1642 painting byRembrandt van Rijn. It is in the collection of theAmsterdam Museumbut is prominently displayed in theRijksmuseumas the best known painting in its
collection.The Night Watchis one of the most famousDutch Golden Age
paintingsand is window 16 in theCanon of Amsterdam.
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