The Paalhuis and the Nieuwe Brug, Amsterdam, in the Winter by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten

The Paalhuis

The Paalhuis and the Nieuwe Brug, Amsterdam, in the Winter c1640/1666 by Dutch Painter Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten (1622 – 1666), a marine and landscape painter.

A winter scene in the Netherlands, Amsterdam at the Paalhuis and the Nieuwe Brug (Nieuwebrug); where we can see in the distance a many sailing ships in port, buildings of business and residence and many people including men, women and children going about their daily routine, as they travel over snow covered streets; with dogs running around the crowds of people.

In the sky above with can see very large clouds that are moving in, intercepting the rays of the sun from reaching the ground, as the sky becomes overcast.

This is a retouched digital art old masters reproduction of a public domain image.

Below Info Courtesy Wikipedia.org

There is some confusion about the identity of four landscape painters named Beerstraaten; Johannes, this Jan Abrahamsz, Abraham, and Anthonie. Jan Abrahamsz, painter, married in Amsterdam on 30 August 1642.

From this marriage eleven children were born, and when he married a second time in 1665, a daughter was born. Currently, The RKD records Johannes as the same person, and Abraham Beerstraaten is considered to be his oldest son.

Anthonie Beerstraaten was related to this painter. The RKD has registered two paintings signed Anthonie van Beerstraten: one is a view of a southern seaport from 1664 (currently location Enkhuizen) and the other a view of a church in Aarlanderveen in the former city hall of Alphen aan den Rijn. Based on these two paintings C.

Hofstede de Groot an early Dutch art historian, classified paintings signed A. Beerstraaten as by Anthonie if they were a poorer grade than ones already attributed to Abraham.