11 Amazing Paintings in the Netherlands: Quick Facts

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Amsterdam's main canals form a series of rings around the inner city, and smaller canals crisscross them. Using this network, a boat can move easily between parts of the city.

Johannes Vermeer: Girl with a Pearl Earring

Painting The Night Watch by Rembrandt shows a group of armed militiamen, led by Captain Frans Banning Cocq in black with a red sash, assembled in a dramatic, shadowed scene.

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