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Jacob van Ruisdael

Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael (Dutch pronunciation: [1629 – 10 March 1682) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and etcher. He is generally considered the pre-eminent landscape painter of the Dutch Golden Age, a period of great wealth and cultural achievement when Dutch painting became highly popular. Prolific and versatile, Ruisdael depicted a wide variety of landscape subjects. From 1646 he painted Dutch countryside scenes of remarkable quality for a young man. After a trip to Germany in 1650, his landscapes took on a more heroic character. In his late work, conducted when he lived and worked in Amsterdam, he added city panoramas and seascapes to his regular repertoire. In these, the sky often took up two-thirds of the canvas. In total he produced more than 150 Scandinavian views featuring waterfalls. Ruisdael's only registered pupil was Meindert Hobbema, one of several artists who painted figures in his landscapes. Hobbema's work has at times been confused with Ruisdael's. There is difficulty in attributing Ruisdael's work, which has not been helped by the fact that three members of his family were also landscape painters, some of whom spelled their name "Ruysdael": his father Isaack van Ruisdael, his well-known uncle Salomon van Ruysdael, and his cousin, confusingly called Jacob van Ruysdael. Ruisdael's work was in demand in the Dutch Republic during his lifetime. Today it is spread across private and institutional collections around the world; the National Gallery in London, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg hold the largest collections. Ruisdael shaped landscape painting traditions worldwide, from the English Romantics to the Barbizon school in France, and the Hudson River School in the US, and influenced generations of Dutch landscape artists.

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Artworks on platform: 23
Works collected: 3,016
Comments: 4

Featured on boards

1

Individual collectors

2,168

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The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede by Jacob van Ruisdael

The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede

Jacob van Ruisdael

Vessels in a Fresh Breeze by Jacob van Ruisdael

Vessels in a Fresh Breeze

Jacob van Ruisdael

Two Watermills and an Open Sluice at Singraven by Jacob van Ruisdael

Two Watermills and an Open Sluice at Singraven

Jacob van Ruisdael

Three Watermills with Washerwomen by Jacob van Ruisdael

Three Watermills with Washerwomen

Jacob van Ruisdael

The Shore at Egmond-aan-Zee by Jacob van Ruisdael

The Shore at Egmond-aan-Zee

Jacob van Ruisdael

Ruins in a Dune Landscape by Jacob van Ruisdael

Ruins in a Dune Landscape

Jacob van Ruisdael

An Extensive Landscape with Ruins by Jacob van Ruisdael

An Extensive Landscape with Ruins

Jacob van Ruisdael

A Waterfall in a Rocky Landscape by Jacob van Ruisdael

A Waterfall in a Rocky Landscape

Jacob van Ruisdael

A Waterfall at the Foot of a Hill, near a Village by Jacob van Ruisdael

A Waterfall at the Foot of a Hill, near a Village

Jacob van Ruisdael

A Torrent in a Mountainous Landscape by Jacob van Ruisdael

A Torrent in a Mountainous Landscape

Jacob van Ruisdael

A Ruined Castle Gateway by Jacob van Ruisdael

A Ruined Castle Gateway

Jacob van Ruisdael

A Rocky Hill with Three Cottages, a Stream at its Foot by Jacob van Ruisdael

A Rocky Hill with Three Cottages, a Stream at its Foot

Jacob van Ruisdael

A Road winding between Trees towards a Distant Cottage by Jacob van Ruisdael

A Road winding between Trees towards a Distant Cottage

Jacob van Ruisdael

A Road leading into a Wood by Jacob van Ruisdael

A Road leading into a Wood

Jacob van Ruisdael

A Pool surrounded by Trees, and Two Sportsmen coursing a Hare by Jacob van Ruisdael

A Pool surrounded by Trees, and Two Sportsmen coursing a Hare

Jacob van Ruisdael

A Landscape with a Waterfall and a Castle on a Hill by Jacob van Ruisdael

A Landscape with a Waterfall and a Castle on a Hill

Jacob van Ruisdael

A Landscape with a Ruined Castle and a Church by Jacob van Ruisdael

A Landscape with a Ruined Castle and a Church

Jacob van Ruisdael

A Landscape with a Ruined Building at the Foot of a Hill by a River by Jacob van Ruisdael

A Landscape with a Ruined Building at the Foot of a Hill by a River

Jacob van Ruisdael

A Cottage and a Hayrick by a River by Jacob van Ruisdael

A Cottage and a Hayrick by a River

Jacob van Ruisdael

A Bleaching Ground in a Hollow by a Cottage by Jacob van Ruisdael

A Bleaching Ground in a Hollow by a Cottage

Jacob van Ruisdael

Stats

Artworks on platform: 23
Works collected: 3,016
Comments: 4
Featured on boards: 1
Individual collectors: 2,168

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