# The Singel near the Lutheran Church in Amsterdam

- By: Vincent van Gogh (Groot Zundert, 1853–1890)
- Date: 1885
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 19 cm x width 25.5 cm
- Credit line: On loan from the Stichting Collectie P. & N. de Boer
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-C-1843--36b6b173d8e26073592095ed2f15108f)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/PMnLE/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)

Having saved money diligently, Van Gogh travelled to Amsterdam to visit the then newly opened Rijksmuseum. There he saw paintings by Frans Hals and Rembrandt. He was so impressed by their loose brushwork that he painted this view of the Singel. He had brought a small panel and a painting box with him and immortalized this view with quick strokes of paint.