BERCKHEYDE, Gerrit Adriaensz.
(b. 1638, Haarlem, d. 1698, Haarlem)

Amsterdam, Dam Square Looking North

1674
Oil on panel, 44 x 60 cm
Amsterdam Museum, Amsterdam

Gerrit Berckheyde's afternoon "snapshot" from Dam Square is dominated by the City Hall to the left of the composition. Topographical accuracy is preserved, despite the fact that the proportions of the square have been slightly modified in order to balance the composition.