Friday, September 15, 2023

Jacob van Ruisdael
(1629 - 1682)

Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael 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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_van_Ruisdael

Waterfall in the Foothills ("Norwegian Waterfall")
ca. 1670
Oil on Canvas
85,2 x 85,3 cm
Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie, Frankfurt
https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/en/work/waterfall-in-the-foothills

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