Gents, New Paint Job? Where do I read that? Crankpin!!
Painting the Wester Taurus I get the best advice for the plane given me by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, see picture 1.
Because I have to wait in my painting process, some interesting facts about his most famous painting (Dutch: Nachtwacht)
Night Watch,
The panting is finished by Rembrandt in 1642, so the age is 367 years now.
That’s nearly 8 times older than our Crate Picture from Africa.
I show you the time schedule so we know where we are talking about,
1642 painting from Rembrandt
320 years later
1962 crate picture
47 years later
This moment 2009
Today, After 30 year of research by mister Dr. Bas Dudok van Heel (picture 3), it is known who is every persons on the world famous “Night Watch” painting. Not only who, also where the person did live, his/her work, relationship etc,
Chapeau monsieur Bas Dudok van Heel to do this for us in the Netherlands.
It cost mister van Heel 30 years, is twelve % of the total age of the painting, to find out every name for every person on the painting and the personal history!
For me it’s clear that I still have some time (5 years) to do the same for the history of the crate picture, searching the real history and look for every detail.
Last pictures, also in the Netherlands we have our planes! and famous instructors, Henk van der Heijden.
So, I hope I can continue the painting of the plane now, so more to come.
Cees