So beloved are these works that a lake, pictured in the Charlton Hall painting, is named for him.

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Visitors will approach Rembrandt's painting through the cathedral-like entrance hall, filled with jewel-toned stained glass and extravagant wall decorations, and the restored Gallery of Honor, home to the Rijksmuseum's collection of 17th century works.

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In place of the oval mirror in the upstairs hall, there was a framed painting of an old mill beside a brown pond with two ducks.

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