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View of the Golden Bend in the Herengracht

Gerrit Berckheyde1671 - 1672

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Due to the enormous increase of its population, Amsterdam had to expand during the 17th century: the city’s rings of canals were dug in phases. Here we see the Herengracht under construction, with a few lots still empty. This particular section of the canal became the domain of the very richest. Some of the residents earned their money from trade in Asia, and almost every interior boasted Asian luxury goods.

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  • Title: View of the Golden Bend in the Herengracht
  • Creator: Berckheyde, Gerrit
  • Date Created: 1671 - 1672
  • Physical Dimensions: eikenhout
  • Subject Keywords: Herengracht
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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