Who, in 1642, painted 'The Night Watch', now to be found in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam?
The Night Watch offers the painting a safer environment because of the absence of UV radiation and heat. The Night Watch Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, also known as The Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch, but commonly referred to as The Night Watch (), is a 1642 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn. It is in the collection of the Amsterdam Museum but is prominently displayed in the Rijksmuseum as the best known painting in its collection. "The Night Watch" is one of the most famous Dutch Golden Age paintings. The
The Night Watch the war, the canvas was re-mounted, restored, and returned to its rightful place in the Rijksmuseum. On 11 December 2003, "The Night Watch" was moved to a temporary location, due to a major refurbishment of the Rijksmuseum. The painting was detached from its frame, wrapped in stain-free paper, put into a wooden frame which was put into two sleeves, driven on a cart to its new destination, hoisted, and brought into its new home through a special slit. While the refurbishment took place, "The Night Watch" could be viewed in its temporary location in the "Philipsvleugel" of the Rijksmuseum. When