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Delft Blue Night Watch NFTs: Rembrandt’s Art Meets Technology
The team behind Delft Blue Night Watch is making NFTs for art more accessible! They are creating a new way of experiencing art digitally and physically while maintaining its qualities, heritage and authenticity. So get ready to own a piece of history with the original Delft Blue Night Watch NFT! Three NFTs now represent each of the 480 pieces that make up the Night Watch. Holders will be able to demand an exact reproduction of the physical tile. With NFC verification, you can also be sure that your tile is the real deal. Become a founding member with this unique opportunity to own a piece of the famous painting.
What is the Delft Blue Night Watch?
Rembrandt painted the Night Watch in 1642, with the “Militia Company of District II” in the Netherlands. The painting was unique for its time, known for its colossal size (3.63m x 4.37m) and dramatic use of light and shadow. Rembrandt’s innovative approach defied tradition by adding movement, nuance and subliminal detail. Therefore, it is one of the most significant paintings from the Dutch Golden Age.
Two master painters from the Royal Delft Company, established in 1653, hand painted “The Famous Night Watch of Rembrandt in Royal Delft Blue”. Interestingly, it is the last remaining Delftware factory from the 17th century. The Delft Blue Night Watch is the same size as Rembrandt’s “Night Watch”. Furthermore, you can visit it in real life at the Royal Delft museum in the Netherlands. It even has its own special room made for display.
Delftware painters use the Delft Blue technique to paint decorations on tiles by hand. Significantly, they follow a centuries-old recipe and use a sable hair pencil and black paint with cobalt oxide. The process changes the color from black to blue due to a chemical reaction with cobalt. Painters use water-based paints to create different shades of blue by adding more or less water.
How the DBNW NFT project makes art accessible
The Delft Blue Night Watch team is revolutionizing the art world by offering a unique phygital experience that combines digital and physical art. They are creating an NFT project that will preserve the authenticity of the original artwork.
To make this happen, the original artwork consisting of 480 tiles is represented by 3 NFT tokens each. Holders of these tokens will be able to claim a reproduction of the physical tile, which they can exchange or display for all to see.
But the Delft Blue Night Watch is just the beginning. Art Attainment, the NFT art collective behind the project, also plans to create more immersive phygital experiences that unite fans of art, history and NFTs. The project’s roadmap is exciting, and the future looks particularly promising for those interested in exploring the intersection between art and technology. Access is limited 1440 NFTs and coin date and price are yet to be announced. So watch this space for your chance to own an NFT of historical value and significance.
