Dutch 3D printing service bureauOceanzhas helped in a unique project concerningTheNight Watchpainting by famed 17th century painting伦勃朗Harmenszoon van Rijn.通过Nachtwacht 360artists have recreated the tableau of the famous painting using real people. 3D printing was used by partner Oceanz to make realistic props helping to bring the artwork “to life.”
As stated in the Nachtwacht 360 exhibition description, “What is invisible in paint, will be brought to light in this photograph […] Take a look over Rembrant’s shoulder and experience scenes from the life and oeuvre of the painter himself.”
Nachtwacht 360
TheNight Watchis the iconic painting of Dutch master Rembrandt at the peak of the Dutch Golden Age. As the original work is currently under live restoration atAmsterdam’sRijksmuseum，Nachtwacht 360提供了一种体验这项出色艺术作品的替代方法。
Nachtwacht 360是一个true-to-siz的核心e photographic replica of the 1642 painting, created by photographer Julius Rooymans and fashion designer Hans Ubbink. For the project 25 look-a-likes, including a doppelganger of Rembrandt himself, were scouted from across the Netherlands to take part. Dressed and posed exactly as characters in the painting, the scene was photographed from both the front and the back giving a new, unseen view ofThe Night Watch.
Alongside the centerpiece 35 high-resolution portraits and 3D printed objects made specially for the project will also be displayed.
3D printingprops from the 17thcentury
Despite the painting’scolossal size (363 cm × 437 cm), there is a great amount of detail in the 17th century outfits.“Making it again by hand was aTour de force,”评论Ubbink.“没有各种专家的巨大技能和参与，[…]这个过程将永远不会成功。”
To准确地重新创建现场，该项目采购了正宗的17世纪harnesses, weapons and helmets from Dutch collectors. A careful study by a weapon expert and the Army Museum however concluded that some of the objects in the painting were entirely from the imagination of Rembrandt.To bring these elements to life, the artists, collaborating with experts from Rijksmuseum and the National Military Museum, combined 17th-century and contemporary techniques for the replication. First, they reached out to digital manufacturing provider3D Hubs为了生产支持，那时被重定向到3D艺术家Robin Brockotter设计和创建头盔，衣领和游击队。在这一点上，布罗克特（Brockotter）建议，由于其高质量的SLS功能，3D枢纽制造合作伙伴Oceanz非常适合该项目。
3D printing for cultural heritage
Headquartered in Ede, the Netherlands, Oceanz specializes in giving businesses access to additive manufacturing technologies, such as SLS, SLA and SLM. The company’s recentacquisitionof fellow service bureauHejicon Solutionshas also broadened material choice and production possibilities.
Previous projects undertaken by Oceanz have included other artful projects, such as the‘Braindrain’ dress by Maartje Dijkstra.A popular tool for fabrication in the arts in general, 3D printing is proving especially valuable where cultural heritage is concerned too. Recently,Google Arts and Culture和Rekreiwere able to recreate theLion of Mosul, a 3000 year-old statue destroyed by ISIS. A project atUCLAalso recently used the technology toreconstruct theTiwanaku的废墟in Bolivia.
Nachtwacht 360will be exhibited atOostenburgermiddenstraat 101, Amsterdam from 4 July to 4 August 2019.
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Featured image shows Rembramdt’s The Night Watch painting. Image via Nachtwacht 360.
