The Night Watch

Summary

The Night Watch is a painting^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.45% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,645 views/month, #27 of 5,957).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Night Watch is the creator of Rembrandt^[3].
• The Night Watch is in the country of Netherlands^[4].
• The Night Watch's instance of is recorded as painting^[5].
• The Night Watch is owned by Amsterdam^[6].
• The Night Watch is associated with the Dutch Golden Age painting movement^[7].
• The Night Watch's genre is schutterstuk^[8].
• The Night Watch's genre is corporation piece^[9].
• The Night Watch's depicts is recorded as Frans Banning Cocq^[10].
• The Night Watch's depicts is recorded as Willem van Ruytenburch^[11].
• The Night Watch's depicts is recorded as man^[12].
• The Night Watch's depicts is recorded as girl^[13].
• The Night Watch's depicts is recorded as Schutterij^[14].
• The Night Watch's depicts is recorded as arquebusier^[15].
• The Night Watch's depicts is recorded as arquebus^[16].
• The Night Watch's depicts is recorded as night^[17].
• The Night Watch's depicts is recorded as hat^[18].
• The Night Watch is made of canvas^[19].
• The Night Watch is made of oil paint^[20].
• The Night Watch's collection is recorded as Rijksmuseum^[21].
• The Night Watch's collection is recorded as Amsterdam Museum^[22].
• The Night Watch's inventory number is recorded as SK-C-5^[23].
• The Night Watch's inventory number is recorded as SA 7392^[24].
• The Night Watch took place at Royal Palace of Amsterdam^[25].
• The Night Watch took place at Trippenhuis^[26].
• The location of The Night Watch was Nightwatch hall^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Night Watch is the creator of Rembrandt^[3].

Publication

Genres include schutterstuk^[8] and corporation piece^[9].

Subject and Themes

The Night Watch's main subject is The civic militia lead by Frans Banninck Cocq^[28]. It is associated with the Dutch Golden Age painting movement^[7].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include canvas^[19] and oil paint^[20]. Recorded location include Royal Palace of Amsterdam^[25], Trippenhuis^[26], and Nightwatch hall^[27].

Cultural Impact

Things named for The Night Watch include HAT-P-6 b^[29], an exoplanet^[30].

Why It Matters

The Night Watch ranks in the top 0.45% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,645 views/month, #27 of 5,957).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include HAT-P-6 b^[29], an exoplanet^[30].