And is it not that which makes it even more exciting to look at. A window into the past. Now what if that window would show them moving?
Let us look at five paintings and imagine their moving (pun intended) realities.
The company of Captain Reinier Reael and Lieutenant Cornelis (1637, Michielsz. Blaeuw)
Based on public domain archive (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meagre_Company)
The Night Watch (ca 1642, Rembrandt van Rijn)
Based on public domain archive (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Watch)
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Girl with a Pearl Earring (ca 1665, Johannes Vermeer)
Based on public domain archive (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Girl_with_a_Pearl_Earring.jpg)
Love Letter (ca 1669 –1670, Johannes Vermeer)
Based on public domain archive (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Love_Letter_(Vermeer))
The Parrot Cage (ca 1660-1670, Jan Havicksz Steen)
Based on public domain archive (https://www.wikiart.org/en/jan-steen/parrot-cage)