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Sunday 19 May 2013

Art vs Art

Being out for a while but only just starting to come to the attention of the English speaking world, but in April a group of flash mobbers did a live reenactment of Rembrandt's 'The Company of captain Frans Banning Cocq and lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch preparing to march out', or as most people know it, 'Night Watch'.
In a vain attempt to link this to wargaming, AWB would like to point out that as it was painted in 1642, Night Watch gives us a good reference to FoG-R army from Book 1, 'Later Eighty Years War Dutch.'
Anyway, the video can be viewed on YouTube HERE
This entire performance was funded by the firm IMG to promote the reopening of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam where the painting is displayed, which can give us an idea not only what the Dutch regard as art, but also what the private sector consider good value for artistic money.
As a comparison, if you wish to see what the Australian public sector regard as good value for $330,000 of taxpayer's money, you can have a look HERE
In a vain attempt to link SkyWhale, to well, anything, this Eldritch Horror will cost you 1d10/1d100 sanity when first seen, and, in a bonus attack vs Australians that cannot be saved or blocked, it will inflict a growing sense of despair concerning the national capital.

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