Stabbed 12 times with a knife and doused with acid: Rembrandt’s famous masterpiece "The Night Watch" has been through a lot. The painting is currently being restored at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam — live, and for visitors to see.

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Rembrandt's monumental painting, 'The Night Watch,' is currently undergoing a meticulous restoration at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The artwork, which depicts 31 figures from Amsterdam's civic guard, has endured centuries of wear, including acid and knife attacks, and numerous restoration efforts.

The current restoration process includes removing yellowed varnish, retouching damaged areas, and using high-resolution imaging and X-rays to study Rembrandt's original techniques and composition. Experts are unsure how long the restoration will take, as the pace is determined by the condition of the painting itself.

Rembrandt masterpiece undergoes 'live' restoration

The painting is monumental, over four meters wide. It depicts 31 figures, mostly proud soldiers of Amsterdam's civic guard who had defended the city in the war against the Spanish. Standing before the painting, you feel its force. It's a great painting and we have seen this painting for a long time. When I was a child, we saw it from the albums, but in 1995 I came here to see it the first time. It was shocking. I saw the red colors on the left, I like, and also the dynamic of all the people together. Over 380 years, the painting has suffered a lot. At first, it hung in the guards' clubhouse. It witnessed wild parties, wars, and later acid and knife attacks. Time and again, it has been repaired. Here was the acid attack in 1999. Now you can't even see it anymore. And then these 12 cuts, mostly on the right side of the painting. Here the original paint layer is missing. That can happen through an impact, but also through climate effects, for example when paint flakes off. But first and foremost, the old varnish has to be removed. That top clear coat yellows over time. I put this transparent foil on top, then place my solvent-soaked cloth onto it, making full contact everywhere. Then you lift it off. What you get is the same cloth, now soaked with varnish. And these little marks, those are retouches from the 1975 restoration. A new layer of varnish allows the contrast to return. The militiamen are restored to their former glory. Rembrandt was well paid for the work. Each person portrayed had to contribute several months' wages. The amazing thing is, Rembrandt gets a commission to paint a group portrait. And what he paints is a story. You could compare it to a school photo. Rembrandt takes the minute just before the moment, just before everybody stands in line. And that's completely innovative. To better understand Rembrandt's work, the painting has been scanned with high-resolution cameras, millimeter by millimeter. The most amazing thing at this stage is looking at the paint layer under the microscope. Because then you're really looking right at Rembrandt himself. How he set his brush, how he put color on the canvas. And that's always a thrill. At the store, Anna Kreckerle shows us an X-ray image. The X-rays make the calcium in the chalk visible beneath the paint, showing how Rembrandt planned the work. Here you can see these lines. They're from Rembrandt's first sketch. But maybe here he had planned an extra flag, for example. And if you look at this forest of lances, not all of them were actually painted. This one or that one appear only in the sketch. How long the restoration will take, they can't yet say. Months, maybe years. The pace is set by the painting itself. And the master's eye is still watching.

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