Archive · 23 Sep 2025
Rembrandt Copied Dog in "Night Watch" From Earlier Art
Imagine a famous painting called "The Night Watch."
It has a cool dog in it!
Someone noticed that the dog in the painting looks exactly like a dog drawn by another artist a long time ago.
The artist of "Night Watch" seems to have copied the dog!
The dog is crouching near some people in the painting.
This discovery was a surprise because people thought they knew everything about this famous painting.
The museum is still working on the painting, and they might never know exactly what kind of dog it is, but everyone loves it.
A curator discovered the dog in Rembrandt's "Night Watch" was copied from a drawing by Adriaen van de Venne.
The resemblance between the dog in the painting and the drawing is very strong.
The discovery was made during the restoration of "The Night Watch."
The Night Watch has long been celebrated as one of the most original works.
Expert opinions differ on the exact breed of the dog in the painting.
- Who
- Anne Lenders, curator at Rijksmuseum, discovered the connection between the dog in Rembrandt's Night Watch and a drawing by Adriaen van de Venne.
- What
- The dog in Rembrandt's Night Watch was copied from a 1619 drawing by Adriaen van de Venne.
- When
- The discovery was made recently, during the restoration of The Night Watch.
- Where
- The Night Watch is in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
- Why
- The discovery reveals a surprising connection to a fellow artist's earlier work.
- Artist
- Rembrandt van Rijn, Adriaen van de Venne
- Artwork
- The Night Watch
- Discovery
- Dog in Night Watch copied from an earlier drawing
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Location
- Amsterdam