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Winter Landscape
Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael, c. 1665
Ruisdael painted around 25 winter landscapes. This scene is dominated by ominous dark clouds, and lit from the left by low, raking sunlight. The warmly dressed figures on the ice seem insignificant in the face of this inclement weather. A cheerful crowd of ice skaters would have been out of place in such a wintery landscape by Ruisdael.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-A-349
- Dimensionsheight 42 cm x width 49.7 cm, height 61.3 cm x width 69.1 cm x thickness 9 cm
- Physical characteristicsoil on canvas