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Don't Miss
Rembrandt & Night Watch
Rembrandt is the Golden Age's most inexhaustible brush-man. His gigantic
Night Watch
(1642) shows the militia led by Frans Banning Cocq. The work is actually titled
Archers
Under the Command of Captain Frans Banning Cocq
. The
Night Watch
name was be-
stowed years later, thanks to a layer of grime that gave the impression it was evening. It's
restored to its original colours now.
Vermeer & Hals
Among Jan Vermeer's paintings, check out the dreamy
Kitchen Maid
(1658) for his famed
attention to detail. See the holes in the wall? The nail with shadow? Frans Hals is another
