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Castle on a River
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About this work
Salomon van Ruysdael, the uncle of Jacob van Ruisdael, here represents a free interpretation of the Castle Loevenstein. In addition to its picturesque qualities, the castle had great political and cultural importance as the official state prison and a key fort in the southern Netherlands. Painted just before the Dutch won independence from Spain in 1648, the painting likely expressed nationalist pride for its owner.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineCastle on a River, 1644. Salomon van Ruysdael (Dutch, 1602–1670). Oil on wood; framed: 57 x 79 x 5.5 cm (22 7/16 x 31 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.); unframed: 39.3 x 60.5 cm (15 1/2 x 23 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1973.2
