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Monumental militia group portrait showing Captain Frans Banninck Cocq and his company preparing to march, with dramatic lighting and dynamic composition breaking from static group portrait conventions.
Significance
Rembrandt's largest and most ambitious work, transforming the group portrait genre through theatrical lighting and implied narrative. The title is a misnomer—it actually depicts a daytime scene.
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
363 cm × 437 cm
Location
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands