The night watch

One of the oldest art forms, painting has been around ever since our ancient ancestors first started producing charcoal creations on cave walls. While countless generations of artists have left their mark over the millennia, only some artworks have succeeded in transcending time and culture to be re

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"A Game of Thrones" by Marc Simonetti Winter is Coming is an upcoming group art show being hosted by author George R.R. Martin at Ltd. Art Gallery in

Pledge of the Night's Watch

Completed in 1642, Rembrandt van Rijn's The Night Watch is not only a highlight of a career that spanned over 600 paintings, but also acclaimed as arguably the greatest portrait of the Dutch Baroque era.

Curiouser and curiouser – another novel production

I decided I wanted to create a poster for the Night's Watch whos characters are another favourite of mine in the series. As the Night's Watch don't have a sigil in the books I decided on using a crow as there heraldry due to them often being referenced as 'Crows'. For their motto I took part of the Oath they take say before becoming part of the Black Brotherhood. Products with this badge on are now available from my Redbubble

During the restoration of Rembrandt’s The Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch (better known as The Night Watch) in 1947, it was cleaned of a thick layer of soot. After that, it became evident that the scene portrayed in the painting takes place not at night but in daylight.

Karl Pilkington