The Cuypers library of the Rijksmuseum, filled with books on art and art history, the largest of its kind in the world.

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The Cuypers library of the Rijksmuseum, filled with books on art and art history, the largest of its kind in the world.

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Landschap met Apollo en Daphne, Jan van Londerseel, 1601 - 1652

engraving, h 287mm × w 410mm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-P-OB-46.250
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Landschap met Apollo en Daphne, Jan van Londerseel, 1601 - 1652

engraving, h 287mm × w 410mm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-P-OB-46.250
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Detail of Rembrandt's "The Night Watch" at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The two rectangular spots are where some of the varnish has been removed as part of the research for the current restoration work. Rembrandt painted himself into the scene; that's him peering over the shoulder of the helmeted watchman in the upper left.

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Detail of Rembrandt's "The Night Watch" at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The two rectangular spots are where some of the varnish has been removed as part of the research for the current restoration work. Rembrandt painted himself into the scene; that's him peering over the shoulder of the helmeted watchman in the upper left.

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Visitors looking at Rembrandt's "The Night Watch" at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. It's in the process of being restored, protected by a soundproof glass enclosure to avoid disturbing the restorers, who work on the powered gantry visible inside. One of the docents provided a lot of great background on the processes they're using.

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Visitors looking at Rembrandt's "The Night Watch" at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. It's in the process of being restored, protected by a soundproof glass enclosure to avoid disturbing the restorers, who work on the powered gantry visible inside. One of the docents provided a lot of great background on the processes they're using.

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Jeremia, Jacob Matham (attributed to), c. 1601 - 1652

engraving, h 250mm × w 165mm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-P-OB-27.268
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Jeremia, Jacob Matham (attributed to), c. 1601 - 1652

engraving, h 250mm × w 165mm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-P-OB-27.268
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Birds on a Balustrade, Melchior d'Hondecoeter, c. 1680 - c. 1690
D’Hondecoeter was the preeminent specialist in the genre of bird painting, and his work was in great demand. He painted birds from all corners of the world with a refined feeling for detail, colour, and liveliness. Here he portrayed a chicken, a hoopoe, and a parrot. D’Hondecoeter made studies in oil, which he could repeatedly use in his workshop as an aidememoire while painting. The birds occur in identical poses in other pictures.

Jonkheer J.S.H. van de Poll Bequest, Amsterdam
oil on canvas, h 51cm × w 163cm × d 10cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-695
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Birds on a Balustrade, Melchior d'Hondecoeter, c. 1680 - c. 1690
D’Hondecoeter was the preeminent specialist in the genre of bird painting, and his work was in great demand. He painted birds from all corners of the world with a refined feeling for detail, colour, and liveliness. Here he portrayed a chicken, a hoopoe, and a parrot. D’Hondecoeter made studies in oil, which he could repeatedly use in his workshop as an aidememoire while painting. The birds occur in identical poses in other pictures.

Jonkheer J.S.H. van de Poll Bequest, Amsterdam
oil on canvas, h 51cm × w 163cm × d 10cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-695
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Bowl with two pearl chasing dragons among clouds, anonymous, c. 1680 - c. 1720

Mr and Mrs Drucker-Fraser Bequest, Montreux
turning, h 9.6cm × d 20.4cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/AK-RBK-16285-B
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Bowl with two pearl chasing dragons among clouds, anonymous, c. 1680 - c. 1720

Mr and Mrs Drucker-Fraser Bequest, Montreux
turning, h 9.6cm × d 20.4cm
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/AK-RBK-16285-B
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