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abqtommy

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Sat May 16, 2020, 10:39 AM May 2020

From The BBC/In PIctures 5-16-20: The Night Watch: Will Gompertz reviews the Rijksmuseum's

high tech photo ★★★★★

from the article:

"At 9am on Tuesday the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam posted an image of Rembrandt's The Night Watch (1642) on its website. Nothing particularly unusual about that, you might think. After all, the museum frequently uploads pictures of its masterpieces from Dutch Golden Age. But there was something about this particular photo that made it stand out just like the little girl in a gold dress in Rembrandt's famous group portrait of local civic guardsmen.

The web image presents the painting unframed on a dark grey background. It looks sharp and well-lit but not exceptional in terms of photography.

Until, that is, you click on it, at which point you're zoomed in a bit closer."

much more at link: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52657164?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/in_pictures&link_location=live-reporting-correspondent

disclaimer: I have many prejudices involving food, beverages, the arts (including fine art, visual art
and music) and more. I suppose this makes me a snob and that is a term I use to ridicule others by using against them. No matter. I accept my failings. But I accept the particular art and the particular artist presented here as The Real Deal and again I'm convinced that a world that contains such art and such artists can not be a bad thing. At all.

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From The BBC/In PIctures 5-16-20: The Night Watch: Will Gompertz reviews the Rijksmuseum's (Original Post) abqtommy May 2020 OP
It's been a few years since I've seen it. Turbineguy May 2020 #1
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