jacob van ruisdael

Into the Woods

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From leafy bowers sheltering weary travellers to the melancholy or menace of brooding forests and overgrown paths, these prints and drawings explore man’s relationship with trees, woods and forests, and are drawn from a wide-ranging geographical area and period. Curated around one of our latest long-term loans, ‘Path Through a Dark Wooded Landscape’ by John … Read more

Jacob van Ruisdael (1628/9-1682)

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Jacob van Ruisdael A Woodland Landscape Probably Amsterdam, the early 1660s Oil on canvas 61 x 84.5 cm The Dutch landscapist Jacob van Ruisdael painted many types of landscape, including numerous woodland scenes. In this comparatively open example a drover pauses as his animals cross a river; beyond the bridge, a flock of sheep graze … Read more