From The Art Newspaper:
Rembrandt’s preliminary sketch for The Night Watch (1642) has been discovered beneath the surface of the paint, using the latest scientific techniques. Conservators at the Rijksmuseum have also determined the worrying extent of a rippling deformation of the canvas, which was caused when the picture was moved during building work in 2003-13. This will now require urgent treatment.
Deems Taylor
The Night Watch, the most important painting from the Netherlands, has been investigated by a 30-strong team at the Amsterdam museum during the past two and a half years.
The discovery of Rembrandt’s original painted sketch was announced this morning at the Rijksmuseum.
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Author: “Uncle Bill” Cobbett
Old as dirt and twice as jolly.
