When conservators used X-rays to analyze Rembrandt’s 17th-century masterpiece “The Night Watch,” they discovered something unexpected under its surface: lead.

In 2019, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam started Operation Night Watch, a thorough investigation of Rembrandt’s famous painting, “The Night Watch”.For several months, researcher took X-rays of ...

Discovery of pararealgar and semi-amorphous pararealgar in Rembrandt's The Night Watch: analytical study and historical contextualization. Heritage Science , 2024; 12 (1) DOI: 10.1186/s40494-024 ...

A massive painting measuring 12-by-14.5 feet, The Night Watch depicts a group portrait of a civic guard company, transformed into a dynamic drama by Rembrandt’s masterful shadow play. The ...

After five years of intensive scientific analysis, The Night Watch by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn is finally ready to undergo a landmark restoration.The multi-year Operation Night Watch project ...

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is restoring "The Night Watch," a large oil painting by the 17th-century master. Visitors have been given a rare view behind the scenes.

Unusual pigments. The discovery of the arsenic sulfide pigments took place in the large-scale research project Operation Night Watch which started in 2019 and continues to deliver striking results.

The second phase of the Rijksmuseum's Operation Night Watch, the largest research and restoration project ever undertaken for Rembrandt's 1642 masterpiece – The Night Watch – is in motion.