Rembrandt self-portrait returns 'home after 400 years'

Children attend the presentation of Rembrandt's 'Standard Bearer' at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. After a year-long tour of the Netherlands, the painting will hang at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Photo: AFP

A Rembrandt self-portrait bought from the Rothschild family with US$162mil (RM748mil) of Dutch state cash went on display at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum on Thursday.

The Netherlands agreed to buy The Standard-Bearer with public money in 2022, after Paris cleared its sale despite the painting being considered as a "national treasure" in France.