The Town Hall on Dam Square, Amsterdam, Gerrit Berckheyde, 1672

Title(s)

The Town Hall on Dam Square, Amsterdam
The Town Hall on the Dam, Amsterdam

Object type

• painting

Object number

SK-A-34

Inscriptions / marks

• signature and date: ‘Gerrit Berck Heyde 1672’

Description

Het Stadhuis op de Dam te Amsterdam, rechts een deel van de Nieuwe Kerk en de Waag.

Artist

• painter: Gerrit Berckheyde

Dating

1672

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

• canvas
• oil paint (paint)

Measurements

height 33.5 cm × width 41.5 cm
height 47 cm × width 53.5 cm × depth 8 cm

What

• townhall
• square, place, circus, etc.
• animal-drawn sledge (Dutch: 'toeslede')

Where

• Stadhuis van Amsterdam (1655-1808)
• Nieuwe Kerk
• Waag op de Dam

Acquisition

purchase 1828

Copyright

Public domain

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