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Little know fact: this painting was cropped a significant amount on one edge. I suspect it was the left edge. The reason it was cropped... to fit into a room.
by Daub 6y ago
Little know fact: this painting was cropped a significant amount on one edge. I suspect it was the left edge.
The reason it was cropped... to fit into a room.
- Someone 6y agoMostly from the left, but also from the top, right, and, least, from the bottom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Watch#Location_and_alterations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Watch#Location_and_a...) We know because there’s a 17th century copy in London: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/gerrit-lundens-after-rembrandt-the-company-of-captain-banning-cocq-the-nightwatch https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/gerrit-lundens-...
- Daub 6y agoAH! I did not know that. Thanks. I had only assumed the left. Many years as an art teacher gave me a sixth sense to detect when a painting has been cropped.
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