RUISDAEL, Jacob Isaackszon van (b. ca. 1628, Haarlem, d. 1682, Amsterdam) Wheat Fields 1670s Oil on canvas, 100 x 130,2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In Ruisdael's paintings of the 1670s, like this one, flat landscape subjects are characteristic, as are the converging lines of earth and sky and the alteration of shadow and sunlight. The tiny figures who populate Ruisdael's canvases - indeed, all human activities - are ultimately dwarfed by the vast canopy of sky and immense, towering clouds. This vision of nature is impressive and powerful yet never loses its wistful, melancholic b
RUISDAEL, Jacob Isaackszon van (b. ca. 1628, Haarlem, d. 1682, Amsterdam) Wheat Fields 1670s Oil on canvas, 100 x 130,2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In Ruisdael's paintings of the 1670s, like this one, flat landscape subjects are characteristic, as are the converging lines of earth and sky and the alteration of shadow and sunlight. The tiny figures who populate Ruisdael's canvases - indeed, all human activities - are ultimately dwarfed by the vast canopy of sky and immense, towering clouds. This vision of nature is impressive and powerful yet never loses its wistful, melancholic beauty. --- Keywords: -------------- Author: RUISDAEL, Jacob Isaackszon van Title: Wheat Fields Time-line: 1651-1700 School: Dutch Form: painting Type: landscape
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