Due to years of aging & darkened canvas, this painting came to be called XY. However, in reality both X & Y are incorrect. The painting is supposed to be a day time scene & the subjects are a civic guard.
The original name of the painting ‘Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq’ and is one of the most famous Dutch Golden Age paintings.
Identify the painting.
Show AnswerThe Night Watch, a 1642 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn
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Or Zoom Infinitely into the painting to see its aging.
