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Forest view
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Until the 1650s, Ruisdael’s landscapes were marked by dense groves. He was partial to gnarled, distinctive trees. Here, we see pollard willows at the right, and oaks next to them. The left foreground features a blooming lilac lining the path on which a herdsman drives his cattle. Ruisdael created depth by placing in the right foreground a bare pollard willow, accentuated by the erratic shape of its trunk and colour of its bark.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBosgezicht. 1653. Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
