Gerrit Adriaensz Berk-Heyde

Gerrit Berkheyde spent his life in Haarlem, where he painted the same quiet streets and guildhalls for thirty years. He loved lining up buildings like dominoes under a pale sky, chasing the same soft Dutch light that Rembrandt chased earlier. Scan his *View of the Grote Markt in Haarlem* to spot the little dog that walks the same route every time—proof that even city scenes can have a daily rhythm.