REMBRANDT, THE NIGHT WATCH Pikeman Paulus Schoonhoven BU Proof Medal 40mm 28g B4

In 1616, Goes-born Paulus Schoonhoven moves to Amsterdam for an apprenticeship with his uncle. Just turned twenty, he trains to become an estate agent. In 1623, he joins the realtors’ guild, embarking on a career in the property business that will cover more than half a century. In the early days of his career, he keeps moving from one rental home to another. Finally, in 1639, he buys himself a house on Roowaensche Kaey, which was part of the Singel canal. His new residence is located in District II, which is also captain Banninck Cocq’s remit. Paulus Schoonhoven joins the militia as a pike bearer.

The Night Watch is a 1642 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn. It is in the collection of the Amsterdam Museum but is prominently displayed in the Rijksmuseum as the best-known painting in its collection.
The painting depicts the company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq and his lieutenant, Willem van Ruytenburgh, surrounded by sixteen of their men. The other people who appear in the painting were added by Rembrandt with an eye to enhancing the composition.

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