My friends who live in Amsterdam sent me the English links from the Rijks Museum to score these special Playmobil sets based upon famous paintings! Above is The Nightwatch by none other than Rembrandt. Stealth was not the plan as you can see from the dude in yellow.
Next up are a married couple featured in two separate portraits back when Rembrandt did more of these as his livelihood, Marten and Oopjen. I thought these two were in the same painting but nope, they’re separate and according to the museum, each is about two meters (over six feet) in height. The Dutch managed secure these briefly from France for an exhibition. If you’ve seen them, I’d say the Playmobil figure is flattering compared to what Oopjen looked like.
Lastly is a very recognized painting known as The Milk Maid by Vermeer, not Rembrandt as I thought, thank you Cousin Dana! She comes with all the cool accoutrements you see: bread, table and pitcher. Milk you’ll have to imagine.
How much were these? The museum’s prices were in Euros but they accepted my credit card and ship anywhere. I think after the exchange rate (the Euro is worth more than the American Dollar) and them going via the Dutch postal service, $41 with arrival in a week!
Will I take them out of the boxes? Hell yes. They’ll be joining my small army of Playmobil people through a diorama I have yet to imagine.