Known as the ‘Night Watch’
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1642
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Rembrandt at Rijksmuseum
Rembrandt’s largest, most famous canvas was made for the Arquebusiers guild hall, known as the ‘Night Watch’. This was one of several halls of Amsterdam’s civic guard, the city’s militia and police. Rembrandt was the first to paint figures in a group portrait actually doing something. The captain, dressed in black, is telling his lieutenant to start the company marching. The guardsmen are getting into formation. Rembrandt used the light to focus on particular details, like the captain’s gesturing hand and the young girl in the foreground. She was the company mascot.
Known as the ‘Night Watch’
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The Rijksmuseum possesses the largest and most important collection of classical Dutch art. It opened in 1885. Its collection consists of nearly one million objects. The artist most associated with Amsterdam is Rembrandt, whose work is displayed in the Rijksmuseum. Rembrandt's masterpiece De Nachtwacht (The Night Watch) is one of top pieces of art of the museum.
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Amsterdam is characterized by its (perceived) social tolerance and diversity.
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With 176 different nationalities, Amsterdam is home to one of the widest varieties of nationalities of any city in the world. The proportion of the population of immigrant origin in the city proper is about 50% and 88% of the population are Dutch citizens.
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Everyone is here in their own story, writing the script as they go, living the movie picture… choosing who to meet, what to do, how to react to each new experience.
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