River Landscape (Salomon van Ruysdael)

River Landscape
ArtistSalomon van Ruysdael
Year1642
Mediumoil painting on panel (oak)
MovementDutch Golden Age painting
Landscape painting
SubjectA riverscape with Muiden Castle in the background
Dimensions52 cm × 83 cm (20 in × 33 in)[1]
LocationMusée des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg
Accession1893

River Landscape is a 1642 landscape painting by the Dutch artist Salomon van Ruysdael. It is now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Strasbourg, France. Its inventory numbers is 277.[2]

The painting was bought in 1892 by Wilhelm von Bode from the London art dealer Martin Colnaghi and entered the Strasbourg collection the following year. The work is signed and dated, but the date has sometimes been misread as "1622" instead of "1642". Most of the surface of River Landscape is covered by a friendly sky. The landscape below is bustling with life: fishermen, huntsmen, ducks, and drinking cattle. The castle in the background has been identified as Muiden Castle, and the river as the Vecht. Muiden Castle was a center of Dutch cultural life at this time (Muiderkring).[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Mandrella, David (February 2009). Collection du musée des Beaux-Arts – Peinture flamande et hollandaise XVème-XVIIIème siècle. Strasbourg: Musées de la ville de Strasbourg. p. 255. ISBN 978-2-35125-030-3.
  2. ^ a b Jacquot, Dominique (2006). Le musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg. Cinq siècles de peinture. Strasbourg: Musées de Strasbourg. pp. 148–149. ISBN 2-901833-78-0.
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