Higher res version available at wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Watch
I fell in love with this painting due to the Ayreon Song: https://ayreon.bandcamp.com/track/the-shooting-company-of-captain-frans-b-cocq
No online version of the painting can do it justice. The original at the rijksmuseum is absolutely massive with endless detail.
Been on my wishlist. Been to the Netherlands a few times and never had enough time for the detour :)
Which one is Commander Vimes?
I mean… It might have been inspiration for the cover…
The Wikipedia article actually makes reference to this
Dammit Pratchett, you snuck some culture into me AGAIN you tricky bastard!
Here is the ultra-high resolution photo of this painting:
https://rijkscollection.net/collection/Gallery of Honour/1/SK-C-5
5.6 terabytes it total. Don’t panic, it’s loaded on demand, when zooming in :)
5TB?! Well, I guess I need a new monitor ;)
Nice
