# View of the Golden Bend in the Herengracht

- By: Gerrit Berckheyde (Haarlem, 1638–1698)
- Date: 1671 - 1672
- Medium: oil paint (paint), oak (wood)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 42.5 cm x width 57.9 cm
- Credit line: Purchased upon the recommendation of the Vereniging Rembrandt - with the support of the Stichting Nationaal Fonds Kunstbezit, thanks to a gift of the Royal Dutch Shell, and the BankGiro Lottery
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-5003--26a195dc016b9fd99bead4c82de7a933)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/vYQLC/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Amsterdam’s huge population growth required it to expand in the 17th century: the city’s rings of canals were dug in phases. This is Herengracht under construction, with some plots still undeveloped. This particular section of the canal became the preserve of the very rich. They and their heirs were often mayors of the city and sat on the boards of the VOC, the WIC and the Suriname Society.