Thursday I went to the gemäldegalerie with some other RISErs. It was pretty nice they have some big name artists, but it's relativity small. I really want Botticelli to do my hair (see above...this one is cooler, but wasn't at that museum). They had a room full of Rembrandts, which included the first painting of his I had ever seen (man with the golden helmet - I had to copy it for my going into sixth grade summer project- I remember being amazed that there was green paint used to make something gold!). Ever since tenth grade the older Bruegel has been one of my faves because there is always so much going on in his paintings. They had one of his that illustrated dozens of Dutch sayings/catchphrases/proverbs. All in all, my main impression of the museum is that Dutch art trounces itailian art. MOST of the Italian stuff was sooooo boring... so to the point and covered in gold.