←back to thread

717 Gigapixel Image of Rembrandt's Nightwatch

(hyper-resolution.org)
565 points gaws | 2 comments | 25 Jan 22 00:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.588s | source
Show context
biesnecker ◴[25 Jan 22 01:17 UTC] No.30066616[source]▶
Seeing Night Watch at the Rijksmuseum a decade or so ago totally changed my view of seeing things in a museum vs. seeing them online. I'm a child of the internet and had this view that seeing it on my screen was good enough, but wow is Night Watch incredible up close and in person. Overwhelming, almost. A totally different experience.

That said, this image is amazing, and lets you see a lot more detail than you can easily manage at the museum.

replies(12): >>30067178 #>>30067649 #>>30067760 #>>30067783 #>>30068206 #>>30068646 #>>30069100 #>>30069177 #>>30069304 #>>30070314 #>>30072498 #>>30072922 #
1. shever73 ◴[25 Jan 22 10:35 UTC] No.30070314[source]▶
I had exactly the same experience when I saw Caravaggio's "The Taking of Christ" in person recently. I was familiar with the image, but I was blown away by how incredible the painting really is.
replies(1): >>30070721 #
2. biorach ◴[25 Jan 22 11:40 UTC] No.30070721[source]▶
Agreed - photos diminish it - nothing can capture the intensity of the original.