Willem van Ruytenburch

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Willem van Ruytenburch was a 17th-century Dutch militiaman and civic leader best known as the lieutenant in Rembrandt’s famous painting commonly known as "The Night Watch."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch nobleman ⓘ
civic leader ⓘ
militiaman ⓘ
person ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance central figure in one of the most famous group portraits of the Dutch Golden Age ⓘ
associatedWith Amsterdam civic militia ⓘ
Frans Banning Cocq ⓘ
Rembrandt ⓘ
linked to: Rembrandt van Rijn
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic ⓘ
culture Dutch Golden Age civic culture ⓘ
depictedBy Rembrandt ⓘ
linked to: Rembrandt van Rijn
depictedIn "The Night Watch" ⓘ
linked to: The Night Watch
ethnicGroup Dutch ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre portrait subject in Baroque painting ⓘ
hasRole lieutenant of Captain Frans Banning Cocq ⓘ
knownFor prominent light‑clad figure standing beside Captain Frans Banning Cocq in "The Night Watch" ⓘ
languageOfName Dutch ⓘ
lifeStatus deceased ⓘ
memberOf Amsterdam civic guard ⓘ
militaryBranch civic militia of Amsterdam ⓘ
movement Dutch Golden Age ⓘ
notableFor being depicted as the lieutenant in Rembrandt’s "The Night Watch" ⓘ
notableWork role as lieutenant in Rembrandt’s painting "The Night Watch" ⓘ
occupation civic official ⓘ
militiaman ⓘ
placeOfActivity Amsterdam ⓘ
portrayedAs wealthy and fashionably dressed lieutenant in "The Night Watch" ⓘ
positionHeld lieutenant in the Amsterdam civic guard ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ

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