Landscape with a Windmill
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Even this early work by Jacob van Ruisdael—painted while he was still a teenager—shows his unique approach to landscape that made the simplest motifs seem grand and heroic. Dark forms are massed in the foreground, creating a stark contrast to the expansive, sunlit plain at left. Look closely at the field across from the windmill: white linens are naturally bleached in the sun, a process that would have taken several months.
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- Maker
- Jacob van Ruisdael (Dutch, 1628/29–1682)
- Date
- 1646
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- Framed: 69 x 88.5 x 4 cm (27 3/16 x 34 13/16 x 1 9/16 in.); Unframed: 49.5 x 68.5 cm (19 1/2 x 26 15/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- Netherlands
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 213 Dutch Painting
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
