Lunch Break: Rijksmuseum

The Rijksmuseum is one of my favourite places on earth, and this painting was inspired by a visit there in 2017. The most celebrated painting in the collection, Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, is usually teeming with crowds, but I entered the room on my second or third lap and a young woman seemed to have the painting to herself, and was utterly transfixed. I wanted to capture that, so I made some notes and thumbnail sketches, and a few years later was able to complete this painting back here in Melbourne.

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Jason Roberts is an Australian artist who has spent more than thirty years travelling and painting the world. He has exhibited in New York, Tokyo and London, and been commissioned by the Sultan of Oman and the Maharaja of Jodphur. His finely honed realist technique lends itself to sensitive depictions of a wide range of subjects, from animals and landscapes, to architecture, maritime art, people and botanical artwork.