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. |
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The Interior of the Grote Kerk (St Bavo) at Haarlem BERCKHEYDE, Gerrit Adriaensz.2.jpg Painting ID:: 5153
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1673
Oil on wood, 61 x 85 cm
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