Jacob van Ruisdael Painting Reproductions 4 of 6

c.1628-1682

Dutch Baroque Painter

Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael (or Ruysdael) (c. 1628 - 14 March 1682) was a Dutch landscape painter.

A native of Haarlem, he appears to have studied under his father Isaak van Ruysdael, a landscape painter, though other authorities place him as the pupil of Berghem and of Allart van Everdingen. He was the nephew of Salomon van Ruysdael, a landscape artist of some note, and studied under him as well. The earliest date that appears on his paintings and etchings is 1645. Three years later he was admitted as a member of the guild of St Luke in Haarlem; in 1659 he obtained the freedom of the city of Amsterdam, and in 1668 his name appears there as a witness to the marriage of Meindert Hobbema. During his lifetime, his works were little appreciated, and he seems to have suffered from poverty. In 1681 the sect of the Mennonites, with whom he was connected, petitioned the council of Haarlem for his admission into the almshouse of the town, and there the artist died on the 14th of March 1682.

Ruisdael's favorite subjects are simple woodland scenes, similar to those of Everdingen and Hobbema. He is especially noted as a painter of trees, and his rendering of foliage, particularly of oak leaf age, is characterized by the greatest spirit and precision. His views of distant cities, such as that of Haarlem in the possession of the marquess of Bute, and that of Katwijk in the Glasgow Corporation Galleries, clearly indicate the influence of Rembrandt.

He frequently painted coast-scenes and sea-pieces, but it is in his rendering of lonely forest glades that we find him at his best. The subjects of certain of his mountain scenes seem to be taken from Norway, and have led to the supposition that he had traveled in that country. There is, however, no record of such a journey, and the works in question are probably merely adaptations from the landscapes of Van Everdingen, whose manner he copied at one period. Only a single architectural subject from his brush is known an admirable interior of the New Church, Amsterdam. The prevailing hue of his landscapes is a full rich green, which, however, has darkened with time, while a clear grey tone is characteristic of his seapieces. The art of Ruisdael, while it shows little of the scientific knowledge of later landscapists, is sensitive and poetic in sentiment, and direct and skillful in technique. Figures are sparingly introduced into his compositions, and such as occur are believed to be from the pencils of Adriaen van de Velde, Philip Wouwerman, and Jan Lingelbach.

Unlike the other great Dutch landscape painters, Ruisdael did not aim at a pictorial record of particular scenes, but he carefully thought out and arranged his compositions, introducing into them an infinite variety of subtle contrasts in the formation of the clouds, the plants and tree forms, and the play of light. He particularly excelled in the painting of cloudscapes which are spanned dome-like over the landscape, and determine the light and shade of the objects.

Goethe lauded him as a poet among painters, and his work shows some of the sensibilities the Romantics would later celebrate.

Characteristic of his early period, from about 1646 to 1655, is the choice of very simple motifs and the careful and laborious study of the details of nature. The time between his departure from Haarlem and his settling in Amsterdam may have been spent in travelling and helped him to gain a broader view of nature and to widen the horizon of his art.

A magnificent view of the Castle of Bentheim (which is located in Bad Bentheim in Lower-Saxony), dated 1654, suggests that his wanderings extended to Germany. In his last period, from about 1675 onwards, he shows a tendency towards overcrowded compositions, and affects a darker tonality, which may partly be due to the use of thin paint on a dark ground. Towards the end, in his leaning towards the romantic mood, he preferred to draw his inspiration from other masters, instead of going to nature direct, his favorite subjects being rushing torrents and waterfalls, and ruined castles on mountain crests, which are frequently borrowed from the Swiss views by Roghmau.

Ruisdael etched a few plates, thirteen according to the latest catalogue raisonne by Slive, which he evidently regarded as experimental and somewhat private, to judge by their extreme rarity - about half survive in only a single impression (copy). By far the best collection is at the Rijksmuseum print room in Amsterdam. Many have very crowded compositions of foliage. The Cornfield and the Travellers are characterized by Duplessis as prints of a high order which may be regarded as the most significant expressions of landscape art in the Low Countries.

129 Ruisdael Paintings

Landscape with a Traveller, c.1650 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

Landscape with a Traveller c.1650

Oil Painting
$1182
SKU: RJV-13495
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 34.5 x 47 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Marsh, c.1660/70 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

Marsh c.1660/70

Oil Painting
$2083
Canvas Print
$55.63
SKU: RJV-13496
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 72.5 x 99 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Peasant Cottages in Dunes, 1647 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

Peasant Cottages in Dunes 1647

Oil Painting
$1213
Canvas Print
$58.65
SKU: RJV-13497
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 52.5 x 67 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Seashore, c.1665/75 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

Seashore c.1665/75

Oil Painting
$1284
SKU: RJV-13498
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 52 x 68 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Mountainous Landscape with Waterfall, c.1660/65 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

Mountainous Landscape with Waterfall c.1660/65

Oil Painting
$1348
Canvas Print
$58.24
SKU: RJV-13499
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 69 x 53.3 cm
Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery, The Hague, Netherlands

View of Haarlem with Bleaching Grounds, c.1670/75 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

View of Haarlem with Bleaching Grounds c.1670/75

Oil Painting
$1368
Canvas Print
$66.35
SKU: RJV-13500
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 55.5 x 62 cm
Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery, The Hague, Netherlands

Winter Landscape, c.1670/80 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

Winter Landscape c.1670/80

Oil Painting
$1047
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: RJV-13501
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 37.3 x 32.5 cm
Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery, The Hague, Netherlands

Rough Sea, c.1670 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

Rough Sea c.1670

Oil Painting
$1591
SKU: RJV-13502
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 107 x 125.8 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA

A Cottage and a Hayrick by a River, c.1646/50 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

A Cottage and a Hayrick by a River c.1646/50

Oil Painting
$1042
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: RJV-13503
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 26 x 33.4 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

A Landscape with a Ruined Building, c.1655 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

A Landscape with a Ruined Building c.1655

Oil Painting
$999
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: RJV-13504
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 22.8 x 29.3 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

A Bleaching Ground in a Hollow by a Cottage, c.1645/50 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

A Bleaching Ground in a Hollow by a Cottage c.1645/50

Oil Painting
$1298
Canvas Print
$58.65
SKU: RJV-13505
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 52.5 x 67.8 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

A Panoramic View of Amsterdam looking towards the IJ, c.1665/70 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

A Panoramic View of Amsterdam looking towards the IJ c.1665/70

Oil Painting
$1727
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: RJV-13506
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 41.3 x 40 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

A Landscape with a Waterfall and a Castle on a Hill, c.1660/70 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

A Landscape with a Waterfall and a Castle on a Hill c.1660/70

Oil Painting
$1615
Canvas Print
$64.96
SKU: RJV-13507
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 101 x 86 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

A Landscape with a Ruined Castle and a Church, c.1665/70 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

A Landscape with a Ruined Castle and a Church c.1665/70

Oil Painting
$1641
Canvas Print
$56.73
SKU: RJV-13508
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 109 x 146 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

A Pool Surrounded by Trees, c.1665 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

A Pool Surrounded by Trees c.1665

Oil Painting
$1667
Canvas Print
$56.73
SKU: RJV-13509
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 107.5 x 143 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

A Road Leading into a Wood, c.1665/60 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

A Road Leading into a Wood c.1665/60

Oil Painting
$1334
Canvas Print
$58.51
SKU: RJV-13510
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 54.5 x 71 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

A Road Winding between Trees towards a Distant Cottage, c.1645/50 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

A Road Winding between Trees towards a Distant Cottage c.1645/50

Oil Painting
$1265
Canvas Print
$49.85
SKU: RJV-13511
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 32.6 x 30.4 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

A Torrent in a Mountainous Landscape, c.1665/70 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

A Torrent in a Mountainous Landscape c.1665/70

Oil Painting
$1657
Canvas Print
$71.15
SKU: RJV-13512
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 122 x 130 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

A Ruined Castle Gateway, c.1650/55 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

A Ruined Castle Gateway c.1650/55

Oil Painting
$1318
Canvas Print
$75.22
SKU: RJV-13513
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 46.7 x 64.5 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

A Rocky Hill with Three Cottages a Stream at its Foot, c.1650/60 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

A Rocky Hill with Three Cottages a Stream at its Foot c.1650/60

Oil Painting
$1342
Canvas Print
$90.65
SKU: RJV-13514
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 55 x 66 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Two Watermills and an Open Sluice at Singraven, c.1650/52 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

Two Watermills and an Open Sluice at Singraven c.1650/52

Oil Painting
$1431
Canvas Print
$59.34
SKU: RJV-13515
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 87.3 x 111.5 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Vessels in a Fresh Breeze, c.1660/65 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

Vessels in a Fresh Breeze c.1660/65

Oil Painting
$1096
Canvas Print
$60.68
SKU: RJV-13516
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 44.5 x 54.6 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Three Watermills with Washerwomen, c.1670 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

Three Watermills with Washerwomen c.1670

Oil Painting
$1568
Canvas Print
$60.84
SKU: RJV-13517
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 60 x 74 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

A Waterfall in a Rocky Landscape, c.1660/70 by Ruisdael | Painting Reproduction

A Waterfall in a Rocky Landscape c.1660/70

Oil Painting
$1657
Canvas Print
$65.10
SKU: RJV-13518
Jacob van Ruisdael
Original Size: 98.5 x 85 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

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