Captain Frans Banning Cocq (in black) and Lt Willem van Ruytenburch are the two central figures

Copy of the Night Watch attributed to Gerrit Lundens

Our museum guide explains the Night Watch

Rembrandt's masterpiece, the Night Watch

Rembrandt's Night Watch in Delft tiles

Rembrandt's Night Watch in Delft tiles

Rembrandt's Night Watch is a portrait of a group of the city's militiamen

Rembrant's 1642 signature on the Night Watch

The Militia Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq in the Night Watch

The Night Watch is renowned for its size, the use of light and shadow and the perception of motion