Rembrandt, Night Watch

After five years of exhaustive research, a team of eight restorers are starting a grand preservation project on Rembrandt’s ...
Building on the unprecedented success of the first sale from this fabled collection, Christie’s will present The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn – Part II.
The 17th century was the zenith of painting, in the Netherlands. In no other era were artists so productive. Never before had so many painters tried to make a living from their art. Demand was huge.
On Tuesday, a team of eight restorers started removing the varnish from the painting following years of high-tech research.
Event, which was the first of its kind in the world and now involves more than 20 institutions, is run by museums rather than ...