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Rembrandt’s painting The Night Watch, perhaps the most famous painting of his long career and of the Dutch Golden Age generally, is not set at night and is not really a “watch” either…
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"The Night Watch "
by Rembrandt
Rembrandt van Rijn - The Night Watch (1642) Why Rembrandt’s Night Watch Is So Famous