In the left centre of the middle distance is the old weigh-house, bearing the arms of the town (of 1656). Sacks are being weighed outside the two open doors. On the left a narrow street the nieuwe dijk leads away into the background. On the right are the damrak with ships and a drawbridge at the back, and the tower of the oude kerk rising to the right above the houses. In the square are numerous figures. On the ground to the left is a group of vegetable-dealers, from whom a lady with a little girl makes a purchase; in the centre three ladies are conversing. To the right of them is a man with a long pole. Next come a group of men, and on the extreme right, near the front, a maidservant standing near a woman seated by her vegetables. There is a similar picture at rotterdam (13). In both cases the figures are attributed to eglon van der neer or gerard van battem, but are by ruisdael himself. An example of the master's last period. Object Type: painting. Genre: cityscape. Date: circa 1670. Place of creation: Amsterdam. Dimensions: height: 52 cm (20.4 in); width: 65 cm (25.5 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Gemäldegalerie, Berlin. Jacob Isaacksz. van Ruisdael - The Dam Square in Amsterdam - WGA20482
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