# The Nieuwezijds Voorburgswal, 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, 54 x 64 cm

## Commentary

In this picture the artist has painted Amsterdam on a flower-market day. On the right a line of sunny houses are typical of the style of Dutch middle-class homes. High and narrow and arranged over several floors, they have steep roofs against the rain and stepped gables. In the background is the Town Hall, which stands out from the rest through its monumentality, scale and style.

## 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>)
- [Dam Square, Amsterdam](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/berckheyde-gerrit-adriaensz-r881a123ec0a8bb/dam-square-amsterdam-rc7a37f041eaf68>)
- [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>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)