I went to the rijksmuseum when they were scanning it... sucked a bit but it's great that everyone on earth can see it in such glorious detail ! but that painting is so large in real life, I'd recommend anyone to go there and be amazed
Speaking of Rijksmuseum and seeing things in person, they maintain a small satellite exhibition at Schiphol airport[0]. It's a wonderful way to spend an hour if you're flying through and have long enough between flights to get bored but not long enough for even a short layover.
I agree! Never judge a painting without seeing it in person. A 2D replicated digital image, no matter the resolution, is not the same as seeing the brush strokes and paint layers or the size of the painting in person. Plus the colors & lighting will be different as well. Sometimes there is even an added benefit from the environment.
Of course, high res copies of these is a great thing to do as well. The above comment should take nothing away from that. They're just different things with different purposes.
Indeed! I grew up with my Dutch grandparents in Canada and they had a print of the Night Watch at home. When I turned the corner of the Rijksmuseum and saw it, I thought it was a post of the museum wing it was in. It's HUGE!
