Rembrandt's huge 'Night Watch' gets bigger thanks to AI
3 years, 6 months ago

Rembrandt's huge 'Night Watch' gets bigger thanks to AI

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A marriage of art and artificial intelligence has enabled Amsterdam s Rijksmuseum to recreate parts of the iconic “Night Watch” painting that were snipped off 70 years after Rembrandt finished it. “We made an incredibly detailed photo of the Night Watch and through artificial intelligence or what they call a neural network, we taught the computer what color Rembrandt used in the Night Watch, which colors, what his brush strokes looked like," Dibbits said. The machine learning also enabled the museum to remove distortions in perspective that are present in the Lundens copy because the artist was sitting at one corner while he painted Rembrandt's painting. The digital recreation that will be on show in coming months come as part of research and restoration project called “ Operation Night Watch ” that began just under two years ago, before the global pandemic emptied museums for months.

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Rijksmuseum starts next phase of public restoration of Rembrandt's The Night Watch
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rijksmuseum starts next phase of public restoration of Rembrandt's The Night Watch

NL Times  

After five years of research and preparation, the Rijksmuseum has started the second phase of its public restoration of the Rembrandt van Rijn masterpiece The Night Watch. Over the past five years, the Rijksmuseum conservators have studied every inch of The Night Watch using the most advanced technologies, from digital imaging and scientific studies to AI. “This work has led …

From attic to auction: A Rembrandt painting sells for $1.4M in Maine
4 months ago

From attic to auction: A Rembrandt painting sells for $1.4M in Maine

Associated Press  

THOMASTON, Maine — A Rembrandt discovered in an attic sold for $1.4 million. The 17th century painting, “Portrait of a Girl,” by Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was discovered by art appraiser and auctioneer Kaja Veilleux in an attic in an estate in Camden, Maine. “On house calls, we often go in blind, not knowing what we’ll find,” said …

After Rembrandt and Vermeer, Dutch master Frans Hals gets a major exhibition at the Rijksmuseum
10 months, 3 weeks ago

After Rembrandt and Vermeer, Dutch master Frans Hals gets a major exhibition at the Rijksmuseum

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “He was not a sober painter,” said Friso Lammertse, …

Rembrandt portraits that were privately held for 200 years go on show in Amsterdam
1 year ago

Rembrandt portraits that were privately held for 200 years go on show in Amsterdam

Hindustan Times  

After nearly 200 years in a private collection, a pair of small portraits by 17th century Dutch Master Rembrandt van Rijn went on display Wednesday after a long-term loan to the Netherlands’ national art and history museum. The Rijksmuseum said the portraits of Jan Willemsz van der Pluym and his wife Jaapgen “disappeared from view for almost two centuries, before …

After 200 years in hiding, two Rembrandt portraits surface again
1 year ago

After 200 years in hiding, two Rembrandt portraits surface again

Live Mint  

After nearly 200 years in a private collection, a pair of small portraits by 17th century Dutch Master Rembrandt van Rijn went on display Wednesday after a long-term loan to the Netherlands’ national art and history museum. The Rijksmuseum said the portraits of Jan Willemsz van der Pluym and his wife Jaapgen “disappeared from view for almost two centuries, before …

Tattoo artists set up shop in Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam from Monday
1 year, 6 months ago

Tattoo artists set up shop in Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam from Monday

NL Times  

This week, the tattoo artists of the famous Amsterdam tattoo parlor Schiffmacher & Veldhoen Tattooing will set up shop at the Rembrandt House Museum. From Monday until June 25, you can get one of several designs, including original etchings by Rembrandt and his signature and monogram, at the Dutch master’s former home. “An old tattoo artist once called tattoos ‘The …

The Hague museum had a real Rembrandt after all, research shows
2 years, 2 months ago

The Hague museum had a real Rembrandt after all, research shows

Dutch News  

An investigation into a sketch in oils in the collection of the Museum Bredius in The Hague has concluded that the work is by Rembrandt after all, the museum has announced. A subsequent clean-up of the work, which involved the removal of several layers of varnish and 19th century additions, revealed Rembrandt’s signature brushwork. But after removing all the added …

The Hague museum had a real Rembrandt after all, research shows
2 years, 2 months ago

The Hague museum had a real Rembrandt after all, research shows

Dutch News  

An investigation into a sketch in oils in the collection of the Museum Bredius in The Hague has concluded that the work is by Rembrandt after all, the museum has announced. A subsequent clean-up of the work, which involved the removal of several layers of varnish and 19th century additions, revealed Rembrandt’s signature brushwork. But after removing all the added …

New research reveals two objects, underpainting in Vermeer's The Milkmaid
2 years, 4 months ago

New research reveals two objects, underpainting in Vermeer's The Milkmaid

NL Times  

A new study into the Johannes Vermeer painting The Milkmaid revealed two objects on the canvas - a jug holder and a fire basket, the Rijksmuseum announced on Thursday. The advanced research technologies also revealed that Vermeer used an underpainting for this masterpiece, shedding new light on the famous artist’s methods. This sketch clearly shows that Vermeer first quickly painted …

Online Rembrandt museum selling Night Watch NFTs in fundraiser
2 years, 4 months ago

Online Rembrandt museum selling Night Watch NFTs in fundraiser

NL Times  

The Rembrandt Heritage Foundation wants to open a virtual Rembrandt museum. To raise money for it, the foundation will sell 8,000 digital pieces of the Night Watch for 200 to 300 euros each in cryptocurrency. Moreover, these are pieces of an image of the Night Watch as it must have looked when the artwork left Rembrandt’s studio in 16642, in …

The hidden images found in masterpieces
2 years, 6 months ago

The hidden images found in masterpieces

BBC  

The hidden images found in masterpieces Oxia Palus From ancient scrolls to Dutch Golden Age paintings, technologies are discovering new clues about the world's greatest art works. "The story that grabs attention is 'AI reconstructs a painting', as if there's a button that we press and the whole process is done," says Bourached. The resulting X-ray images are "very much …

Rijksmuseum claims new, ultra-detailed Night Watch photo is the world’s largest
3 years ago

Rijksmuseum claims new, ultra-detailed Night Watch photo is the world’s largest

NL Times  

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has succeeded in taking a new photo of Rembrandt’s The Night Watch that is so sharp that even the smallest detail can be seen. He said he is very proud of the photography project, and explained that the ultra-high resolution process created a "virtual, always available microscope", with which researchers and the public can view and …

Rembrandt's 'Night Watch' canvas on display for the first time in 300 years
3 years, 6 months ago

Rembrandt's 'Night Watch' canvas on display for the first time in 300 years

Hindustan Times  

For the first time in 300 years, Rembrandt's famed "The Night Watch" is back on display in what researchers say is its original size, with missing parts temporarily restored in an exhibition aided by artificial intelligence. Children look at Rembrandt's famed Night Watch, which is back on display in what researchers say in its original size, with missing parts temporarily …

Missing bits of Rembrandt's The Night Watch are recreated by AI
3 years, 6 months ago

Missing bits of Rembrandt's The Night Watch are recreated by AI

Dutch News  

An armed guard strides out of the dark, ready to defend the city. For the first time in 300 years, the public can see Rembrandt’s dynamic painting of The Night Watch as the painter intended it, now that artificial intelligence has been used to reconstruct four missing panels. We don’t know why they trimmed the top and bottom, because the …

Night Watch displayed for the first time in 300 years "as Rembrandt intended it"
3 years, 6 months ago

Night Watch displayed for the first time in 300 years "as Rembrandt intended it"

NL Times  

Rembrandt's Night Watch will be temporarily displayed in its original format for the first time in more than three hundred years. "I designed a sequence of three artificial neural networks to make a computer reconstruction of the missing parts of the Night Watch from a small copy that was made before it was cut down," he said on Twitter. "That …

A ‘fake’ Rembrandt painting that was stored in a basement for decades might be real
4 years, 4 months ago

A ‘fake’ Rembrandt painting that was stored in a basement for decades might be real

CNN  

London CNN — A Rembrandt painting that was thought to be fake and was stashed in a basement for decades may in fact be genuine, according to experts who believe it was painted on wood from the same tree as other 17th century masterpieces. Now, an expert has said that the wood panel on which it was painted came from …

Rembrandt ‘fake’ abandoned in museum basement 40 years ago is likely real, investigation finds
4 years, 4 months ago

Rembrandt ‘fake’ abandoned in museum basement 40 years ago is likely real, investigation finds

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A “fake” Rembrandt, which was left in a museum basement for …

Night Watch restoration delayed but Rijksmuseum releases 45 gigapixel photo
4 years, 7 months ago

Night Watch restoration delayed but Rijksmuseum releases 45 gigapixel photo

NL Times  

The start of the second phase in the restoration of Rembrandt's masterpiece 'The Night Watch' will be delayed from late summer 2020 to early-2021 due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the Rijksmuseum confirmed on Tuesday. "The second phase of Operation Night Watch, the restoration of the painting, has been rescheduled due to the pandemic. "Consequently, to ensure it is possible to …

Black in Rembrandt’s time: a myth-shattering exhibition on identity and truth
4 years, 9 months ago

Black in Rembrandt’s time: a myth-shattering exhibition on identity and truth

Dutch News  

A new exhibition at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam tells the story of the black community in 17th century Dutch society and how the portrayal of black figures in Western art reveals much about attitudes to race. Black in Rembrandt’s Time, which opened at the Rembrandt House Museum on 6 March, combines 17th century artworks and records from the …

Black in Rembrandt’s time: a myth-shattering exhibition on identity and truth
4 years, 9 months ago

Black in Rembrandt’s time: a myth-shattering exhibition on identity and truth

Dutch News  

A new exhibition at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam tells the story of the black community in 17th century Dutch society and how the portrayal of black figures in Western art reveals much about attitudes to race. Black in Rembrandt’s Time, which opened at the Rembrandt House Museum on 6 March, combines 17th century artworks and records from the …

Unknown Rembrandt discovered in American museum
4 years, 10 months ago

Unknown Rembrandt discovered in American museum

NL Times  

An American museum discovered a previously unknown painting by Rembrandt van Rijn. The Allentown Art Museum for years attributed the Portrait of a Young Woman to one of Rembrandt's understudies working in his studio in the 17th century, but after restoration and scientific study now concluded that it was painted by the Dutch master himself, the Pennsylvania museum said in …

Who’s watching the Night Watch? Year-long restoration begins under public gaze
5 years, 6 months ago

Who’s watching the Night Watch? Year-long restoration begins under public gaze

Dutch News  

The most famous painting in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, Rembrandt’s Night Watch, is beginning a year-long examination and restoration that will take place in full view of the public. Operation Night Watch is the most extensive study ever to be carried out into the painting and will yield clues about both its original and current state. She told NOS the aim was …

Who’s watching the Night Watch? Year-long restoration begins under public gaze
5 years, 6 months ago

Who’s watching the Night Watch? Year-long restoration begins under public gaze

Dutch News  

The most famous painting in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, Rembrandt’s Night Watch, is beginning a year-long examination and restoration that will take place in full view of the public. Operation Night Watch is the most extensive study ever to be carried out into the painting and will yield clues about both its original and current state. She told NOS the aim was …

Rijksmuseum considering buying Rembrandt painting for €165 million: report
5 years, 8 months ago

Rijksmuseum considering buying Rembrandt painting for €165 million: report

NL Times  

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam wants to buy the Rembrandt masterpiece The Standard Bearer for 165 million euros, according to NRC. The French government wants the masterpiece to stay in France and has therefore given French museums three months to buy the painting. But influential French art historian Didier Rykner believes The Standard Bearer will end up in the Rijksmuseum, because …

2019 is the year of Rembrandt: here's where to catch his works
5 years, 10 months ago

2019 is the year of Rembrandt: here's where to catch his works

Dutch News  

The life and works of Rembrandt van Rijn are being celebrated across the country this year to mark the 350th anniversary of his death. 2019 marks 350 years since Rembrandt van Rijn’s death and the Dutch tourist board has leapt at the chance to extol one of the country’s best-loved artists and wax lyrical about the Golden Age, when Amsterdam …

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