The Dutch painter Rembrandt covered the surface of his canvas with a substance that contained lead before he began painting his 1642 masterpiece The Night Watch, according to new research. Using X-ray ...
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New results from the Rijksmuseum’s ongoing research into Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” suggest that he treated his canvas with a lead-based substance before painting the ground layer. Operation Night ...
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