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Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam)

Rijksmuseum is almost too vast to be seen in a single visit. If you have only one chance to go, you should start with the incomparable 17th century Dutch paintings, taking in Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Vermeer, and many other Old Masters.However, the collection of Asiatic artifacts and the sculpture and applied arts departments are equally wonderful, while the Dutch history section also provides a rewarding experience. Also not to be missed are Jan Vermeer's (1632-75) serenely light filled interiors, such as The Kitchen Maid and The Woman Reading a Letter. Of several portraits by Frans Hals (1580-1666) the best known are The Wedding Portrait and The Merry Drinker (1630). The Windmill at Wijk by Jacob van Ruisdael (1628-82) is a great landscape by an artist at the height of his career.

Italian art are religious works by Netherlandish painters, such as The Seven Works of Charity (1504) by the Master of Alkmaar, Jan van Scorel's Mary Magdalene (528), and Lucas van Leyden's triptych, Adoration of the Golden Calf.

The 17th century was a golden age for Dutch art. By this time, religious themes had been replaced by secular subjects, such as realistic portraiture, landscapes, still lifes, seascapes, domestic interiors, and animal portraits.

The most famous artist of this era is Rembrandt, whose works here include Portrait of Titus in a Monk's Habit (1660), Self-Portrait as the Apostle Paul (1661), and Thejewish Bride (1663), as well as the brilliant The Night Watch.
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Museums in Amsterdam

• Amsterdams Historisch Museum
• Anne Frankhuis (Amsterdam)
• Joods Historisch Museum (Amsterdam)
• Museum Amstelkring (Amsterdam)
• Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Amsterdam)
• Nederlands Scheepvaart Museum (Amsterdam)
• Nemo (Amsterdam)
• Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam)
• Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam)
• Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam)

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