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Rijksmuseum
After a 10-year renovation, the Rijksmuseum finally re-opened its doors on April 13, 2013. The museum has a collection of 1 million objects of art and history and for our first visit we were happy to have seen the masterpieces of artists like Rembrandt, Frans Hals and Johannes Vermeer.
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Copy of the Night Watch attributed to Gerrit Lundens
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The Militia Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq in the Night Watch
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The Syndics of the Drapers' Guild are responsible for grading the cloth offered for sale to guild members
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The Sampling Officials check a length of Persian-style fabric against examples from a swatch book
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The Merry Drinker by Frans Hals
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Portrait of a couple by Frans Hals. This pose of a happy, smiling pair together is unusual at the time
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The Jewish Bride by Rembrandt (1667)
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Jan Asselijn's The Threatened Swan shows a swan fiercely defending its nest against a dog
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Rijksmuseum gallery
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Rijksmuseum gallery
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Stained glass window
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The roemer, an ovoid tumbler reminiscent of our current wine glasses, was fashionable during the 16th century. The stem is decorated with raspberry-shaped prunts.