View on the Amstel from Amsteldijk

View on the Amstel from Amsteldijk (c. 1680) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch landscape painter Jacob van Ruisdael.

This painting was purchased in 2007 with support from the Vereniging Rembrandt as an important artifact of Amsterdam history.

"[2] According to Vereniging Rembrandt, the steeples in this painting are from left to right: Leidsepoort, Utrechtsepoort, Westerkerk, Stadhuis (Dam), Oude Kerk, Zuiderkerk, Portugees-Joodse Synagoge, 's Lands zeemagazijn, Weesperpoort, Oosterkerk.

All of these buildings had been recently designed and built under the supervision of the city architect Daniël Stalpaert.

This scene is very similar to other paintings Ruisdael made in this period of Amsterdam and these often served as inspiration for later painters of landscape.