Herengracht, Amsterdam (Q60469405)
Label from: English (en)
genre:
landscape art (Q191163)
artist:
Jan Wijnants (Q514074)
collection:
Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
location:
Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
owned by:
Frederick Mont (Q33315010)
location of final assembly:
Netherlands (Q55)
instance of:
painting (Q3305213)
RKDimages ID:
103397
catalog URL: https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.419
information from the Cleveland Museum of Art catalog
description: This painting is the first depiction of Amsterdam in which a canal is given prominence. Flanked by picturesque, tree-lined avenues and exquisite mansions, the Herengracht (Gentleman's Canal) was one of Amsterdam's most important waterways. The precision with which Jan Wijnants portrayed the topography of the city enables the viewer to witness the development of this location. To the left of the canal, Wijnants depicted a lumber yard, on which, in 1662, the architect Philip Vingoboons built four houses for the merchant Jacob Cromhout. Furthermore, soon after Wijanants completed this painting the canal was expanded.
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