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Shoes by Rembrandt on The Night Watch 1642

Rembrandt - "The Night Watchman"

The girl in yellow dress is a kind of mascot for this militia group (or Arquebusiers*). Rembrandt has used her to display their traditional emblems in a natural way: the claws of a dead chicken on her belt represent the arquebus (hook gun); the pistol behind the chicken stands for 'clover'; and, she is holding the militia's goblet. The man in front of her is wearing a helmet with an oak leaf, a traditional motif of the Arquebusiers. The dead chicken is also meant to represent a defeated…

The Dutch master’s famous painting has inspired theories that suggest it led to his downfall. Fisun Güner takes a closer look.

One of the oldest art forms, painting has been around ever since our ancient ancestors first started producing charcoal creations on cave walls. While countless generations of artists have left their mark over the millennia, only some artworks have succeeded in transcending time and culture to be re

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Image 3 of 39 from gallery of Rijksmuseum Revisited: The Dutch National Museum One Year On. Photograph by Iwan Baan