Apocryphal Rembrandt. Zuiderkerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sunset. And here's the Zuiderkerk (South Church) from our bedroom window. This church was the first in Amsterdam to have been built for Protestant church services. But more interesting perhaps is the story that Rembrandt - who lived just down the street - painted the Nightwatch here because his studio was too small. Tour guides like to state this as a fact to jaw-dropping visitors. The story is apocryphal, but nice to tell with the necessary winks. Regardless, three of his children were buried here...
Apocryphal Rembrandt. Zuiderkerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sunset. And here's the Zuiderkerk (South Church) from our bedroom window. This church was the first in Amsterdam to have been built for Protestant church services. But more interesting perhaps is the story that Rembrandt - who lived just down the street - painted the Nightwatch here because his studio was too small. Tour guides like to state this as a fact to jaw-dropping visitors. The story is apocryphal, but nice to tell with the necessary winks. Regardless, three of his children were buried here...