Gerrit Adriaensz Berckheyde, 1672 - The ‘Golden Bend’ in the Herengracht, Amsterdam, Seen - fine art print

The masterpiece The ‘Golden Bend’ in the Herengracht, Amsterdam, Seen was made by the artist Gerrit Adriaensz Berckheyde in 1672. Furthermore, the work of art belongs to the art collection of Rijksmuseum located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. With courtesy of Rijksmuseum (public domain license).: . What is more, the alignment of the digital reproduction is landscape with an aspect ratio of 3 : 2, which implies that the length is 50% longer than the width.

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The cityscape developed into an independent genre only after 1650, with Berckheyde as one of its leading exponents. In this painting he recorded with mathematical precision the newly built houses along the ‘Golden Bend’, the most expensive stretch of Amsterdam’s Herengracht. Through the omission of the row of young trees that lined the quay of the canal in reality, the topographical accuracy of the scene is complemented by a bit of artistic license.