For centuries, the Mona Lisa has mesmerized viewers with her mysterious smile, captivating the imaginations of art lovers, ...

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.

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

One of the central characters in Rembrandt’s large painting “The Night Watch” has detailed gold stitching on his outfit. The figure depicts lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch, and he is one ...

Oil-based paint and stains don’t last forever, and when they’ve gone bad, it’s time to think about paint disposal. Whether the paint has dried out or the stain smells off, these products can ...

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.

Scientists unlock more secrets of Rembrandt’s pigments in The Night Watch. Use of arsenic sulfides for yellow, orange/red hues adds to artist's known pigment palette.

The composition of oil paints is incredibly simple. Early forms were created using a combination of organic pigments found in nature and a drying, binding oil – the most common of which was ...

Rembrandt, “Oil sketch of The Raising of the Cross” (c. 1642-1645) (all images courtesy Museum Bredius) For decades, a Rembrandt sketch at the Netherlands’s Museum Bredius in the Hague was ...

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