Mountain Torrent
Artist: Jacob van Ruisdael
Year Composed: 1670
Artistic Movement: Golden Age
Nationality: Netherlands
Floor Found in Château: Unknown Location
Year Composed: 1670
Artistic Movement: Golden Age
Nationality: Netherlands
Floor Found in Château: Unknown Location
About the Artwork
Originally thought to be the work of someone else, Mountain Torrent has since been accredited to Jacob van Ruisdael due to the realistic technique and expressive atmosphere. Here, van Ruisdael eludes to an immense depth within the canvas with the use of atmospheric perspective, a technique perfected by Leonardo da Vinci that alters the color of an object to make it appear hazy and further in the distance. By making the stream vibrant and the mountains hazy, van Ruisdael portrays a grand sense of depth and perception throughout this piece.
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
Jewish Cemetery was composed 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.
Location of Original Work of Art: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York, United States of America
Originally thought to be the work of someone else, Mountain Torrent has since been accredited to Jacob van Ruisdael due to the realistic technique and expressive atmosphere. Here, van Ruisdael eludes to an immense depth within the canvas with the use of atmospheric perspective, a technique perfected by Leonardo da Vinci that alters the color of an object to make it appear hazy and further in the distance. By making the stream vibrant and the mountains hazy, van Ruisdael portrays a grand sense of depth and perception throughout this piece.
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
Jewish Cemetery was composed 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.
Location of Original Work of Art: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York, United States of America