Made it through the doors of the Rijksmuseum within the first minute of opening and directed by Rick Steve's excellent audio commentary on our iPhones we were first in the fabulous Rembrandt gallery and had perfect peace and self indulgence exclusivity for the first 30 minutes. The Militia Company of District II is a contract painting of a group of militiamen about to go on duty! So much added interest in the form of stories and anecdotes of the characters depicted. Rembrandt painted dozens of militia groups on huge canvases. Good contract work must have kept him happy!
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