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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
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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Jean François Valois — The Kalvermarkt, The Hague
Jan van der Heyden — View of the Herengracht, Amsterdam, fro
Jan van der Heyden — View Down a Dutch Canal
Salomon van Ruysdael — River View near Deventer
Jan van Goyen — Gezicht op een dorp aan een rivier
Gerrit Berckheyde — Gezicht op de Gouden Bocht in de Herengr
Hendrik Keun — View of the Herengracht near the Leidsestraat
Michiel van Vries — Old Cottage on the Water
anonymous — The Brouwersgracht in Amsterdam
Carel Lodewijk Hansen — Gezicht op de Amstelgracht
Jan Ekels (I) — The so-called Boerenverdriet on the Spui, Am
