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First time I visited the Rijksmuseum I was of course excited to see the night watch. I found it on a side wall, 20x15 cm and was really surprised. I was expecti

First time I visited the Rijksmuseum I was of course excited to see the night watch. I found it on a side wall, 20x15 cm and was really surprised. I was expecting something more grandiose. But never mind, I love paintings from that era so I went on admiring the others. At some point I was in the middle of the central corridor and it then hit me... Wow. Before getting to the main part of the museum, there were two temporary exhibitions. One was about doll houses and the other was about the activities (work) on a 17th century ship. The latter was amazing. I was traumatized by the surgeon work, and his 5 tools... 5 tools to handle all injuries - how happy I am too live in France in the 21st century

dralley 2y ago
The Nights Watch takes up nearly an entire wall, not sure what you saw but it wasn't the actual painting.
- I-M-S 2y ago
  Not only does it take up the entire wall, IIRC part of it was actually cut in order for it to fit that wall.
  - nuthje 2y ago
    The sides were cut to fit a place in the old city hall (now palace) on Dam square in 1715.
- BrandoElFollito 2y ago
  That's the point - As a sibling comment says - there is a small replica and then suddenly I saw the whole painting at the end of the central corridor. This was a "wow" moment, and an unexpected one
tnolet 2y ago
You saw the small replica Rembrandt made for the dude who commissioned the painting. He wanted one to hang in his home. It’s much smaller than the actual piece, which covers a whole wall. And indeed, the large one got a chunk cut off at some stage as they had to move it. This was long ago when Rembrandt was not particularly in vogue.
BrandoElFollito 2y ago
Since it was not clear from my comment: "At some point I was in the middle of the central corridor and it then hit me... Wow" was when I discovered the real painting on a whole wall at the end of the central corridor. It was amazing
- lysace 2y ago
  This gives some context to the the size: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40137724 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40137724

dralley 2y ago

The Nights Watch takes up nearly an entire wall, not sure what you saw but it wasn't the actual painting.

I-M-S 2y ago
Not only does it take up the entire wall, IIRC part of it was actually cut in order for it to fit that wall.
- nuthje 2y ago
  The sides were cut to fit a place in the old city hall (now palace) on Dam square in 1715.
BrandoElFollito 2y ago
That's the point - As a sibling comment says - there is a small replica and then suddenly I saw the whole painting at the end of the central corridor. This was a "wow" moment, and an unexpected one

tnolet 2y ago

You saw the small replica Rembrandt made for the dude who commissioned the painting. He wanted one to hang in his home. It’s much smaller than the actual piece, which covers a whole wall. And indeed, the large one got a chunk cut off at some stage as they had to move it. This was long ago when Rembrandt was not particularly in vogue.

BrandoElFollito 2y ago

Since it was not clear from my comment: "At some point I was in the middle of the central corridor and it then hit me... Wow" was when I discovered the real painting on a whole wall at the end of the central corridor. It was amazing

lysace 2y ago
This gives some context to the the size: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40137724 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40137724