BERCKHEYDE, Gerrit Adriaensz.
Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1638-1698
Brother of Job Berckheyde. Gerrit specialized in a particular type of architectural subject, the TOWNSCAPE. His painted work shows a debt not only to Pieter Saenredam's conception of the building portrait but also to Saenredam's refined draughtsmanship and dispassionate attitude; these qualities mark Berckheyde as a classicist and akin to Vermeer. Berckheyde favoured views of monuments on large open squares, a choice that distinguishes him from the other great Dutch townscape painter, Jan van der Heyden, who preferred views along canals in which clarity was sacrificed for pictorial effect. Related Paintings of BERCKHEYDE, Gerrit Adriaensz. :. | The Interior of the Grote Kerk (St Bavo) at Haarlem | The Market Square at Haarlem with the St Bavo | The town hall on the Dam, Amsterdam | Amsterdam, the Nieuwezijds near the Bloemmarkt ffd | The Interior of the | Related Artists: VITALE DA BOLOGNAItalian Gothic Era Painter ,
b. 1289/1309, Bologna, d. 1359/69, Bologna RILEY, JohnEnglish Baroque Era Painter, 1646-1691
English painter. He was the son of John Riley of St Botolphs, Bishopsgate, and a pupil of Isaac Fuller and Gerard Soest. He is said to have worked independently for some years, but he made no impact before Lely's death in 1680. Riley maintained a prolific and successful practice as a portrait painter over the next decade against keen foreign competition. Juan de ZurbaranSpanish Baroque Era Painter, 1620-1649
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