Keywords: The Old Amsterdam Exchange (Beurs) - Jan van der Heyden (1667) Staatsgalerie Stuttgart.jpg en The painting presents the rear view of the old Amsterdam Exchange - built by Hendrick de Keyser 1608-11 and torn down in the 19th century Deviating from the actual topography and ignoring the canal that ran behind the building van der Heyden combines it with the rear of a patrician mansion and a shingled medieval-looking cottage These two building create a highly picturesque and almost rural ensemble of rear courtyards A true mood painter van der Heyden is content to suppress topographical accuracy in favour of a lasting impression of the character of a Dutch city 2013-10-06 15 20 03 http //onlinekatalog staatsgalerie de/detail jsp;jsessionid 30D27B44DBA13B7DF7FF83F7741B86BB id D6C2474E4EA85D3542FC7F826BB9DEDB img 1 Jan van der Heyden PD-Art Uploaded with UploadWizard Beurs van Hendrick de Keyser Amsterdam in the 1660s Paintings by Jan van der Heyden Paintings in the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart |