![Gerrit Berckheyde - The Weigh House and the Crane on the Spaarne in Haarlem [c.1670] by Gandalf's Gallery](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uc4BP3FUgSoZsVSsnexfEU_niMftmtuEyMc_kCgfH1bawrb7sOXS5zE9MuSXABlCS3Vo_yZakofnFcOWNx58_t1HGKfs73JpovhV8g16jBe8FLyhSp3cn_Eh0Dc1uLJNE=s0-d)
Gerrit Berckheyde - The Weigh House and the Crane on the Spaarne in Haarlem [c.1670], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.
Gerrit Berckheyde was christened on June 6, 1638 in Haarlem. He studied under his elder brother, the painter Job Berckheyde and Frans Hals. Together with his brother, he worked in Heidelberg for a while for the Elector Palatine. In around 1660 he returned to Haarlem and in the summer of that year was admitted to the St Luke guild, the local society of artists. In 1698 he drowned in Haarlem's Brouwersvaart canal. After 1660, Berckheyde painted almost only townscapes, mainly of Haarlem, Amsterdam and The Hague. Despite the number of works he painted, and the frequent repetitions, he always produced paintings of exceptional quality.
[Oil on panel, 32 x 46.50 cm]
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