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Bentheim Castle
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Bentheim Castle still exists. It is located on the German–Dutch border region, but the high mountains Ruisdael depicted in this painting are not found there. Fantasy and reality are interwoven in this scene. The painter made a dozen paintings of this castle, each with a different mountain landscape. In 1861, Goethe, the famous German writer, rightly called Ruisdael a poet.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBentheim Castle. 1650 - 1682. Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
