Visitors eager to catch a glimpse of Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam may be surprised to find the large oil painting looking more like a work in progress than a ...

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 ...

Rembrandt's 1642 masterpiece "The Night Watch" has been closely examined by researchers, who ... More discovered how Rembrandt used pigments to create a gold effect. One of the central characters ...

"Operation Night Watch" seeks to remove the varnish and expose the original paint, before a new specialised varnish is applied to restore the painting "as close as possible to its former glory ...

The largest restoration of Rembrandt's masterpiece, The Night Watch, is under way at the Rijksmuseum, in Amsterdam. Following five years of research using techniques such as digital imaging and ...

Visitors to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam are watching one of Rembrandt’s most famous paintings, The Night Watch, change before their eyes. Behind a glass barrier, conservators are removing ...