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The painting is renowned for three elements: Its colossal size (363 x 437 cm ~ 11ft 3in x 14ft 4in), the effective use of light and shadow, and the perception of motion in what would have been, traditionally, a static military portrait. This painting was completed in 1642, at the peak of the Netherlands' golden age. It depicts the eponymous company moving out, led by Captain Frans Banning Cocq (dressed in black, with a red sash) and his lieutenant, Willem van Ruytenburch?

  1. The woman in black, Virgil

  2. Night watch,Rembrant

  3. Deposition of Christ,Raphael

  4. Vitruvian Man, Da Vinci
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Rembrandt's The Night Watch (1642) is a masterpiece of the Dutch Golden Age, known for its massive scale and innovative use of motion in what would traditionally be a static military portrait. It depicts Captain Frans Banning Cocq (in black with red sash) leading his militia company, with Lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch at his side.

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