The Night Watch (Rembrandt)
The Night Watch (Rembrandt)
Higher res version available at wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Watch
I fell in love with this painting due to the Ayreon Song: https://ayreon.bandcamp.com/track/the-shooting-company-of-captain-frans-b-cocq
BakerBagel @midwest.social No online version of the painting can do it justice. The original at the rijksmuseum is absolutely massive with endless detail.
10 0 ReplyTroy @lemmy.ca OP Been on my wishlist. Been to the Netherlands a few times and never had enough time for the detour :)
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lunarul @lemmy.world Which one is Commander Vimes?
6 0 ReplyNighed @feddit.uk I mean... It might have been inspiration for the cover....
9 0 ReplyDragonTypeWyvern @midwest.social Dammit Pratchett, you snuck some culture into me AGAIN you tricky bastard!
4 0 ReplyTroy @lemmy.ca OP The Wikipedia article actually makes reference to this
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starman @programming.dev Here is the ultra-high resolution photo of this painting:
https://rijkscollection.net/collection/Gallery of Honour/1/SK-C-5
5.6 terabytes it total. Don't panic, it's loaded on demand, when zooming in :)
3 0 ReplyTroy @lemmy.ca OP 5TB?! Well, I guess I need a new monitor ;)
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Nightwatch Admin @feddit.nl Nice
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