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The Hut
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In composing this scene, Van de Velde relied on various preliminary drawings made from life. His superb skills as a painter of figures and animals were renowned in the 17th century, and he was regularly asked to paint the staffage in the landscapes and city views of other artists.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe hut. 1671. Adriaen van de Velde. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.