Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum announced last week that the dog was depicted in the lower right corner of Rembrandt van Rijn Watch at night (1642) is based on popular drawings from the 17th century.
Watch at night Currently, extensive research and restoration is currently underway in specially designed glass chambers in the museum gallery. The initiative, known as “Operation Night Watch,” “wrap scientists, restorators and curators with experts from our project partner Akzonobel to keep the painting at its best to ensure the best in the future,” the museum’s website.
This new revelation comes after night operation night curator Anne Lenders visited the exhibition of Adriaen van de Venne at the Zeeuws Museum in Middleburg, Netherlands. “When I saw the painting in the exhibition, I immediately thought of the dog Watch at night,” she said in a statement: “The dog’s head, collar and posture have strong similarities, which can only mean that Rembrandt uses this picture as a source of inspiration. This has been confirmed by subsequent studies. ”
The lender told New York Times It is not clear whether Rembrandt is used as the inspiration Vanderne version, the title page of Jacob Cats’ 1620 book Self-training (Self-Conflict) or another copy of the engraving of Van de Venne’s dog, by François Schillemans, used for the title page of another book. “But we know he must be familiar with one of the two,” she told era.
The dog is the beloved part of Rembrandt’s painting, even if it is a little abnormal with the overall composition, which depicts the citizen guard on an evening patrol. A videotape produced by Rijksmuseum, titled “Did Rembrandt steal a dog?”, describes animals as “mysterious creatures” and “fuzzy of furs” that they may “tighten from the noise of beating drums and shooting rifles.”
Rembrandt and Adriaen van de Venne for dogs.
Provided by Rijksmuseum
As part of a multi-million dollar restoration project, the project also originated from Watch at nightAccording to a press release, the study analyzed the MA-XRF (Macro X-ray Fluorescence) part of the painting and found an insignificant sketch showing the dog that “the dog’s right front leg is more curved and the chest is closer to the ground” or “more similar to the drawings of Van der Wien.”
“It is worth noting that, nearly 400 years after production, new discoveries are still being made about one of the most studied paintings in the world. This discovery gives us a better understanding of Rembrandt’s work when he created this work.”
