BERCKHEYDE, Gerrit Adriaensz.
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Amsterdam, the Nieuwezijds near the Bloemmarkt ffd
Painting ID:: 5156 BERCKHEYDE, Gerrit Adriaensz.5.jpg
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BERCKHEYDE, Gerrit Adriaensz.
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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. |
Amsterdam, the Nieuwezijds near the Bloemmarkt ffd |
Graphite, partially strengthened with pen and ink
Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap, Amsterdam |
Related Paintings::. | George Sand | The Kalila and Dimna animal fables | hastar soker svalka | |
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