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The impact also depends on the direction from which one approaches the painting. If you enter from the room to the right hand side of the Night Watch it's almo
by BjoernKW 5y ago
The impact also depends on the direction from which one approaches the painting.
If you enter from the room to the right hand side of the Night Watch it's almost easy to miss, not least because the ship models in the rooms that precede it are quite impressive, too.
From the Great Hall and the Eregalerij (Gallery of Honour) the effect is positively awe-inspiring. I've once heard someone describe the Rijksmuseum as a cathedral of Enlightenment. The Night Watch is the centrepiece that cathedral was built around.
- BrandoElFollito 5y agoI do not remember how I got there but I remember that there was a superbe exhibition of the activities on ships of the ~17th century. I vividly remember the doctor's equipment (just a few) and realized that being injured on a boat at that time was really bad. I think there was also an exhibition on the history of doll houses