Costumbre; militar; ronda; vigilancia; arcabuceros; capitán; Rijksmuseum; Rembrandt; siglo XVII - History Lab https://historylab.es Wed, 18 May 2022 15:38:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Costumbre; militar; ronda; vigilancia; arcabuceros; capitán; Rijksmuseum; Rembrandt; siglo XVII - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 The Night Watch https://historylab.es/the-night-watch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-night-watch Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:48 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/la-ronda-de-noche/ A scene of civic surveillance in the city of Amsterdam in the 17th century

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]]> Although it is known as The Night Watch, the original title of the work is The Military Company of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq and Lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburgh, as after its restoration in 1947 and the removal of the dark varnish, it was discovered that the title did not correspond to reality due to the fact that the action takes place during the day. The work, commissioned by the Harquebusier’s Guild, depicts the captain giving the order to march with the ensign, accompanied by 18 men. The action depicted by Rembrandt was the task of these groups of civilian soldiers in defending the city from attack.

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