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submitted 1 week ago by troyunrau@lemmy.ca to c/artporn@lemm.ee

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

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[-] BakerBagel@midwest.social 10 points 1 week ago

No online version of the painting can do it justice. The original at the rijksmuseum is absolutely massive with endless detail.

[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Been on my wishlist. Been to the Netherlands a few times and never had enough time for the detour :)

[-] lunarul@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Which one is Commander Vimes?

[-] Nighed@feddit.uk 9 points 1 week ago

I mean... It might have been inspiration for the cover....

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago

Dammit Pratchett, you snuck some culture into me AGAIN you tricky bastard!

[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

The Wikipedia article actually makes reference to this

[-] Nighed@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

I'm going to have to look at my copy when I get home now. And check if the Koom Valley painting from thud is a reference to anything that actually existed....

The Night Watch is parodied on the British cover of Terry Pratchett's 2002 book by the same name. The cover illustrator, Paul Kidby, pays tribute to his predecessor Josh Kirby[22][23][24] by placing him in the picture, in the position where Rembrandt is said to have painted himself. A copy of the original painting appears on the back cover of the book.

[-] starman@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Here is the ultra-high resolution photo of this painting:

https://rijkscollection.net/collection/Gallery%20of%20Honour/1/SK-C-5

5.6 terabytes it total. Don't panic, it's loaded on demand, when zooming in :)

[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

5TB?! Well, I guess I need a new monitor ;)

[-] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 2 points 1 week ago
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