The 10 year restoration of the Rijks Museum itself included much restoration work on the art as well.
The dark muted tones I remember from my first visit as a teenager 40 years ago,
have been replaced by the brilliance and vibrancy that Rembrandt, Frans Halls and Bartholomeus van der Helst painted them over 400 years ago...

These wonderful characters seem as alive as they were so long ago...
And they certainly loved to dress up and party!

Image 1, Hung at the end of the Grand Hall is Rembrandt's 'Nachtwacht' of 1642, brilliantly alive once again.
Image 2, hanging just to the left in the Grand Hall, 'De magere compagnie' by Frans Halls and finished by Peter de Lange (after some dispute) of 1637. I love the guy on the left in Dutch orange.
Image 3, and hanging on the right of the 'Night Watch' is '1648 Treaty of Munster' by Bartholomeus van der Helst. I was captivated by the confidence of the fellow with the blue sash.
Nikon D600, 105mm AFD F2.8 Nikkor lens. (A meager imitation of the original...)