| Berckheyde,
Gerrit Adriaensz (b. 1638, Haarlem, d. 1698, Amsterdam) |
| Dutch painter of architectural views, active in Haarlem, Amsterdam, and The Hague. He was the younger brother of Job Adriaensz. Berckheyde His representations of those cities have documentary accuracy, but they are never dry, achieving a poetic harmony by a subtle use of light and shade. |