# Dam Square, Amsterdam

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BERCKHEYDE, Gerrit Adriaensz.](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/berckheyde-gerrit-adriaensz-r881a123ec0a8bb>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 40 x 49 cm

## Commentary

Dam Square, Amsterdam c. 1680 Oil on canvas, 40 x 49 cm Akademie der bildenden Künste, Vienna This painting depicts the Dam in Amsterdam with the New Town Hall and the Nieuwe Kerk. The Town Hall, commissioned by the city and constructed by Jacob van Campen, was the architectural monument to civic pride. It was the subject of numerous cityscapes by Dutch painters.

## Related artworks

- [Amsterdam, Dam Square Looking North \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/berckheyde-gerrit-adriaensz-r881a123ec0a8bb/amsterdam-dam-square-looking-north-detail-r4d9a4ea21ca75b>)
- [Amsterdam, Dam Square Looking North](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/berckheyde-gerrit-adriaensz-r881a123ec0a8bb/amsterdam-dam-square-looking-north-r23b998bf331ca3>)
- [Amsterdam, the Nieuwezijds near the Bloemmarkt](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/berckheyde-gerrit-adriaensz-r881a123ec0a8bb/amsterdam-the-nieuwezijds-near-the-bloemmarkt-r21a0e886dac2b0>)
- [Amsterdam, the Nieuwezijds near the Bloemmarkt](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/berckheyde-gerrit-adriaensz-r881a123ec0a8bb/amsterdam-the-nieuwezijds-near-the-bloemmarkt-r383d32c0e5d87f>)
- [Amsterdam: View of the Dam with the Town Hall](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/berckheyde-gerrit-adriaensz-r881a123ec0a8bb/amsterdam-view-of-the-dam-with-the-town-hall-raa08376e6ae15e>)
- [Church of St Cecilia, Cologne](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/berckheyde-gerrit-adriaensz-r881a123ec0a8bb/church-of-st-cecilia-cologne-r97f12d7a6b13d2>)
- [Dam Square, Amsterdam](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/berckheyde-gerrit-adriaensz-r881a123ec0a8bb/dam-square-amsterdam-r50b804f5467521>)
- [Groote Market in Haarlem](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/berckheyde-gerrit-adriaensz-r881a123ec0a8bb/groote-market-in-haarlem-r4429beba117f30>)
- [The Bend in the Herengracht in Amsterdam](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/berckheyde-gerrit-adriaensz-r881a123ec0a8bb/the-bend-in-the-herengracht-in-amsterdam-r9502ae217f8b11>)
- [The Bend in the Herengracht](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/berckheyde-gerrit-adriaensz-r881a123ec0a8bb/the-bend-in-the-herengracht-r5a57de121028d4>)
- [The Bend in the Herengracht](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/berckheyde-gerrit-adriaensz-r881a123ec0a8bb/the-bend-in-the-herengracht-rf841675eccd34b>)
- [The Great Market in Haarlem](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/berckheyde-gerrit-adriaensz-r881a123ec0a8bb/the-great-market-in-haarlem-rb0f7dff5b8ce4b>)

## Attribution

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