One of this artist's works depicts a solitary pond with several trees rising from it – that piece, Marsh in the Woods, is housed at the Hermitage. He also made several depictions of Bentheim Castle, one of which features a windmill beside the castle on a ridge. As a youth, he was likely apprenticed to his uncle Salomon of the same name, and his best-known pupil was the artist of The Avenue at Middleharnis, Meindert Hobbema. His most famous piece has two versions, one currently in Detroit and one in Dresden - it features
One of this artist's works depicts a solitary pond with several trees rising from it – that piece, Marsh in the Woods, is housed at the Hermitage. He also made several depictions of Bentheim Castle, one of which features a windmill beside the castle on a ridge. As a youth, he was likely apprenticed to his uncle Salomon of the same name, and his best-known pupil was the artist of The Avenue at Middleharnis, Meindert Hobbema. His most famous piece has two versions, one currently in Detroit and one in Dresden - it features a rainbow visible on the left as a symbol of eternal hope contrasted with the dense foliage at right, a stream which crashes over some rocks at center, and the ruins of a cathedral in the background, based upon a community at Ouderkerk. FTP, name this Dutch landscape painter best known for his Jewish Cemetery.
One of this artist's works depicts a solitary pond with several trees rising from it – that piece, Marsh in the Woods, is housed at the Hermitage.
Jacob van {Ruisdael} (or Ruysdael, pronounced RYS-dale)