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BERCKHEYDE, Gerrit Adriaensz.

BERCKHEYDE, Gerrit Adriaensz. The town hall on the Dam, Amsterdam oil painting on canvas
The town hall on the Dam, Amsterdam
Painting ID::  98386
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BERCKHEYDE, Gerrit Adriaensz. The town hall on the Dam, Amsterdam oil painting on canvas



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  BERCKHEYDE, Gerrit Adriaensz.
  Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1638-1698 Brother of Job Berckheyde. Gerrit specialized in a particular type of architectural subject, the TOWNSCAPE. His painted work shows a debt not only to Pieter Saenredam's conception of the building portrait but also to Saenredam's refined draughtsmanship and dispassionate attitude; these qualities mark Berckheyde as a classicist and akin to Vermeer. Berckheyde favoured views of monuments on large open squares, a choice that distinguishes him from the other great Dutch townscape painter, Jan van der Heyden, who preferred views along canals in which clarity was sacrificed for pictorial effect.
  The town hall on the Dam, Amsterdam
  1693(1693) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions Height: 52 cm (20.5 in). Width: 63 cm (24.8 in).

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