Jacob van Ruisdael
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Born: 1628
Died: 1682 Main Artistic Movement: Golden Age Nationality: Dutch Floor Found in Château: Third Floor Room Found in Château: Balcony |
About the Artist
As one of the prominent landscape painters of the Dutch Golden Age, Jacob van Ruisdael gave the art world an almost-hyper realistic aesthetic of painting. Van Ruisdael's paintings typically depicted atmosphere as the upper two-thirds of the canvas, which expressed motion, movement, and vivacity within his pieces. The extreme precision and detail within the clouds, land, and objects give the sense of a photographic appeal to viewers, making them feel as if a part of the scene. These include The Jewish Cemetery (1650), Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede (1670), and A Wooded Marsh (1660).
About the Movement
Van Ruisdael worked in the Dutch Golden Age of art. The Dutch Golden Age that spanned the 17th Century (or during the 1600s) in the Netherlands. During this time, the Dutch economy and culture was flourishing due to their rise in maritime trading, banking system, and rise of the middle class. The aesthetics of the Golden Age followed the Baroque Age of art, however the content of most works revolved around genre, everyday scenes of Dutch society. Some of the most famous Dutch Golden Age artists included Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, and Jan van Eyck.
Fun Fact: Jacob van Ruisdael actually studied art and painting under his father, Isaack.
Resources: Seymour Slive, Dutch Painting, (New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1995).
As one of the prominent landscape painters of the Dutch Golden Age, Jacob van Ruisdael gave the art world an almost-hyper realistic aesthetic of painting. Van Ruisdael's paintings typically depicted atmosphere as the upper two-thirds of the canvas, which expressed motion, movement, and vivacity within his pieces. The extreme precision and detail within the clouds, land, and objects give the sense of a photographic appeal to viewers, making them feel as if a part of the scene. These include The Jewish Cemetery (1650), Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede (1670), and A Wooded Marsh (1660).
About the Movement
Van Ruisdael worked in the Dutch Golden Age of art. The Dutch Golden Age that spanned the 17th Century (or during the 1600s) in the Netherlands. During this time, the Dutch economy and culture was flourishing due to their rise in maritime trading, banking system, and rise of the middle class. The aesthetics of the Golden Age followed the Baroque Age of art, however the content of most works revolved around genre, everyday scenes of Dutch society. Some of the most famous Dutch Golden Age artists included Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, and Jan van Eyck.
Fun Fact: Jacob van Ruisdael actually studied art and painting under his father, Isaack.
Resources: Seymour Slive, Dutch Painting, (New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1995).
Artworks found in the Château: