Gerrit Adriaensz. Berckheyde
Master of Dutch Golden Age cityscapes
Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde was a Dutch Golden Age painter, active in Haarlem, Amsterdam, and The Hague, who is best known today for his cityscapes. Berckheyde was born and died in Haarlem. Christened as an infant 6 June 1638, he was the younger brother (by eleven years) and student of the painter Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde. Golden-age historian Arnold Houbraken claimed that Job had been trained as a bookbinder by his father, and could not discover who taught him to paint. Gerrit in turn learned from his older brother. Job's teacher must have been a Haarlem master, and some claim it was Frans Hals, but Houbraken claimed he travelled as a journeyman between Leiden and Utrecht offering his services as a portrait painter and learned by doing. During the 1650s the two brothers made an extended trip along the Rhine to Germany, stopping off at Cologne, Bonn, Mannheim and finally Heidelberg. The brothers worked in Heidelberg for Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine, where they were both awarded a golden medal for their efforts, but were ultimately unable to adapt to court life and so returned to Haarlem, where they shared a house and studio. Gerrit became a member of the Haarlem Guild of Saint Luke on 27 July 1660. He was followed by the painter Adriaen Oudendijck.
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Master student
- Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde Student
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Artworks by this artist (30 total)
- A painter in his studio
- Gezicht op de Gouden Bocht in de Herengracht vanuit het oosten 1685
- View of The Hague from the Delftse Vaart in the Seventeenth Century 1852
- Man with a floppy hat
- The Market Place in Haarlem 1690-1700
- Fontaine publique et église Saint-Géréon à Cologne 1670
- The Grote Markt, Haarlem, looking west, with the Grote Kerk (St Bavo’s) and the fish-market, the Town Hall beyond
- Church of Saint Cecilia, Cologne
- The Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal with the Flower and Tree Market in Amsterdam circa 1675
- Seated Young Woman 17th century
- Cavaliers On Horseback Resting Outside An Inn With A Courtyard Beyond
- Der Damplatz zu Amsterdam mit dem Rathaus und der Waage 1689
- The Town Hall in Amsterdam ca. 1674
- Village underneath trees
- An Extensive Italianate River Landscape With Travellers Resting On A Path
- The courtyard of the Binnenhof with the Ridderzaal, The Hague
- The ‘Dam’ in Amsterdam 1668
- The Plaats With The Binnenhof And The Gevangenpoort, The Hague
- The two Synagogues in Amsterdam ca 1680-1685
- De Gouden Bocht in de Herengracht in Amsterdam vanuit het westen 1672