Tracesl opened this issue on Jan 12, 2006 ยท 81 posts
nomuse posted Fri, 13 January 2006 at 5:07 PM
Well, actually....Rembrandt ground his own pigments and was a master in mixing the complex glazes he used. Also, the picture in question -- "The Company of Captain Banning Cocq" -- is actually a day scene. Darkening of the brown glazing over time has led to its present name. :)