TORONTO (CTV Network) — In the process of conserving a 17th-century painting by Dutch master Rembrandt, scientists have isolated an unexpected chemical within the paint, shedding light on some of the ...

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Scientists have discovered a rare lead compound (named lead formate) in Rembrandt's masterpiece The Night Watch. This rare discovery provides new insight into 17th-century painting technique and the ...

Rembrandt’s painting “Self Portrait at the Age of 34” is now on display at the Norton Simon Museum through March 5. On loan from The National Gallery in London, this is the first time the piece has ...

Rembrandt van Rijn's paintings are renowned for their masterful representations of light and shadow and a characteristic plasticity generated by a technique called impasto. Now, scientists have ...

(CNN) — In Rembrandt’s enormous 17th-century masterpiece “The Night Watch,” a troupe of Dutch civilian soldiers gathers in a darkened room and prepares to march out to defend their city. Rembrandt, a ...