Updated октобар 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 530 works by Јакоб ван Ројсдал in our catalogue
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To the gallery's eye, Јакоб ван Ројсдал's most famous painting is The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede, whose original hangs in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Veliki Šumski Krajolik and The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede (detail) (1670) complete the trio every eye recognises. Of the 530 works by Јакоб ван Ројсдал in our catalog, the gallery presents the 100 most famous below, each original with its year, its museum and what makes it unique.
The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede is an oil on canvas painted by Jacob van Ruisdael. This work emerged in 1670, a period when the Dutch Golden Age was defining the visual language of the Netherlands. The artist, born in Haarlem, captured a specific slice of the Dutch landscape through a lens of quiet intensity.
Učaravajuća Prirodna Veličanstva Uronite u mirnu ljepotu ovog raznolikog šumske pejzaža, gdje je prirodna veličina uhvatena s preciznošću i realističkim pristupom. Kompozicija se fokusira na impozantno drvo sa raskošnim granama, pozivajući gledaoce da istražuju dubinu i mir šumskog okruženja. Scena evocira osjećaj mirne samete, naglašavajući neotkrivenu ljepotu prirode i inspirišući razmišljanja. Precizna pažnja umjetnika na prirodne teksture i subtilne nijanse boje stvara opipljivo iskustvo, čineći ovu kompoziciju idealnim fokusom za…
Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruysdael’s “The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede” isn't merely a depiction of a rural scene; it’s a profound meditation on light, space, and the enduring spirit of the Netherlands. Painted around 1670 during the height of the Dutch Golden Age, this iconic work transcends its subject matter to become a timeless emblem of tranquility, industry, and the subtle beauty of the natural world. It's a painting that…
In the heart of the seventeenth century, during the zenith of the Dutch Golden Age, Jacob van Ruisdael captured a moment of profound tranquility and industrious grace in his seminal work, “Two Watermills and an Open Sluice near Singraven.” This painting is far more than a mere topographical record of the Netherlands; it is a poetic meditation on the harmony between human endeavor and the untamed rhythms of nature. As…
To gaze upon Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael's "Landscape with a Village in the Distance" is to step directly into the heart of the Dutch Golden Age. This painting, executed in 1646, is more than just a depiction of rolling hills and distant structures; it is a profound meditation on nature’s enduring tranquility set against the backdrop of burgeoning human civilization. Van Ruisdael, the pre-eminent landscape painter of his era, possessed…
A Symphony of Light and Shadow: Exploring Jacob van Ruisdael’s “Edge of a Forest with a Grainfield” Jacob van Ruisdael's "Edge of a Forest with a Grainfield," painted around 1656, isn’t merely a landscape; it’s an immersive experience. Born in Haarlem and flourishing during the Dutch Golden Age, Ruisdael possessed a singular ability to capture not just the visual appearance of nature, but its very essence – its quiet power,…
A Vision of Haarlem’s Dawn: Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael's “View of Haarlem” Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael, born in Haarlem in 1628, stands as a titan amongst Dutch landscape painters—the undisputed maestro of the Golden Age. His prodigious output and unparalleled ability to convey atmosphere solidified his legacy as the foremost chronicler of the Dutch countryside, shaping artistic sensibilities for decades to come. This remarkable “View of Haarlem,” completed in 1659,…
The sky occupies the majority of the canvas, a vast vault of white, gray, and soft blue. Voluminous clouds, rendered with thick, impasto-like textures, suggest a weather pattern in constant flux. Below this heavy atmosphere, a windmill rises with vertical strength, its white sails cutting sharp, diagonal lines against the shifting light. The farmhouse sits low to the earth, its reddish-brown roof providing a grounded contrast to the airy expanse…
To gaze upon Van Ruisdael's View of Haarlem with Bleaching Grounds is to step directly into the heart of the Dutch Golden Age, a time when the very land itself became a subject worthy of profound artistic contemplation. This painting is far more than a mere depiction of a town and its surrounding fields; it is an atmospheric meditation on light, industry, and the enduring relationship between humanity and nature.…
In this oil on wood composition from approximately 1655, we find ourselves standing before a scene of profound quietude and slow decay. The landscape is dominated by a sense of melancholy, where the natural world has begun to reclaim what was once built by human hands. On the left, a ruined, roofless nave—likely once a church—sits nestled at the foot of a hill. Its stone walls are broken, and gravestones…
Landscape with Shepherds and Peasants1660 · Galerija Ufizi
12
The Cloister1650 · Gemäldegalerie
13
A Waterfall1670 · Dulwich Picture Gallery
14
Rocky landscape1660 · Rijksmuseum
15
The Forest Stream1660 · Metropoliten музеј у Њујорку
16
Glade in a Wood1646 · Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
17
Norwegian Landscape with Waterfall1650 · Residenzgalerie
18
Winter Landscape1670 · Rijksmuseum
19
Landscape with a Waterfall1660 · Philadelphia Museum of Art
20
Landscape with Ruined Castle and Church1670 · National Gallery
21
Јеврејско гробље (детаљ)Detroit Institute of Arts
22
Castle on a Mountain with a Waterfall and Pine trees1660 · Muzej lepih umetnosti u Lionu
23
The Jewish Cemetery1
24
Landscape with Church and Village1665 · Alte Pinakothek
25
Marine, oil on wood, Metropolitan Museum of A1650
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Wheat Fields1670 · Metropoliten музеј у Њујорку
27
Waterfall in a Rocky and Mountainous LandscapeMuseum of Fine Arts
28
The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede1670 · Rijksmuseum
29
Storm on the Dunes1648 · Philadelphia Museum of Art
30
Sloping Field1660 · Philadelphia Museum of Art
31
Ford in Wooded Landscape1655 · Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
32
Hilly wooded landscape with a half-timbered house by a water fall1655 · Städel Museum
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Landscape with a Hunting Scene1670 · Statens Museum For Kunst
34
A Pool surrounded by Trees1665 · National Gallery
35
Landscape with Waterfall1
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View of a Forest1647 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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Landscape with Waterfall (St. Louis)1665 · Saint Louis Art Museum
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Landscape with a Waterfall and a Hut1660 · Statens Museum For Kunst
39
Road through a Grove1660 · Nationalmuseum
40
A Rocky Hill with Three Cottages, a Stream at its Foot1655 · National Gallery
41
Small Woodland Landscape1660 · Kunsthistorisches Museum
42
The Dam Square in Amsterdam (detail)1670 · Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
43
Landscape with Dunes1649 · Los Angeles County Museum of Art
44
Ruins of Brederode1655 · Philadelphia Museum of Art
45
Ruins in a Dune Landscape1652 · National Gallery
46
Mountain Landscape with Waterfall1670 · Kunsthistorisches Museum
47
Village in Winter by MoonlightStaatsgalerie Stuttgart
48
Landscape with Waterfall1665 · Baltimore Museum of Art
49
A Road leading into a Wood1657 · National Gallery
50
Sandy Road between Trees1662 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
51
Landscape of a Forest with a Wooden Bridge1670 · Philadelphia Museum of Art
52
Wild Duck Shooting1655 · Wallace Collection
53
Landscape with river and cellar entrance1649 · Kunsthistorisches Museum
54
Dunes1650 · Philadelphia Museum of Art
55
A road through a wood1660 · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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Winter Landscape with a Dead Tree1670 · Ermitaž
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Landscape with a Waterfall1655 · Ashmolean Museum
58
The Old Oak1648 · Musée Cognacq-Jay
59
Dune Landscape with Fence, ca. 16471647 · Städel Museum
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The Watermill at the Edge of the Wood1650 · Toledo Museum of Art
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Forest scene1653 · Rijksmuseum
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A waterfall with a wooden bridge1670 · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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Landscape with Tall Trees1670 · Hamburger Kunsthalle
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Landscape with Mountain Stream1670 · Kunsthistorisches Museum
65
A Cottage and a Hayrick by a RiverNational Gallery
66
Wooded Landscape1660 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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A Mountain Landscape with a Chapel1655 · Hamburger Kunsthalle
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Rocky Landscape1650 · Wallace Collection
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Ideal Landscape1655 · Bavarske državne slikopisne kolekcije
70
Landscape with a Church by a Torrent1670 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Winter Landscape with Houses and Frozen Canal1670 · Hamburger Kunsthalle
72
Winter landscape with a harbour1660 · Mauritshuis
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Landscape, ca. 16461646 · Detroit Institute of Arts
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A hill with an oak wood and a little waterfall1654 · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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Wooded mountainous landscape with fishermen and resting travellers near a waterfall1660 · Museum de Lakenhal
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Rough Sea at a Jetty1650 · Kimbell Art Museum
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Wooded Landscape with a Stream1670 · Detroit Institute of Arts
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Landscape with dead tree and an oncoming storm1649 · Musée Fabre
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Stormy Sea1650 · Nationalmuseum
80
View Of Ootmarsum
81
Hilly Landscape
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The Waterfall1665 · Staatliche Museen Kassel
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Farm and Hayrick on a River1640 · Detroit Institute of Arts
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Forest Path with People Strolling1646 · Städel Museum
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Landscape with a Blasted Tree near a House1645 · Fitzwilliam Museum
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A hunter in a wooded landscape1640
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Road in the Dunes1648 · Frans Hals Museum
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Wooded Dune Landscape1648
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A Landscape with Two Figures on a Rise and a Stream at Right1647
90
A Wooded Landscape with a Pond1648 · Muzej fine umetnosti u Hjustonu
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Landscape with a Cottage and a Windmill1646
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Dune landscape with a man and a boy walking towards a town1647 · Pushkin State Museum
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Dune Landscape near Haarlem1647
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Stone Bridge1648 · Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Sandbank1647 · Nivaagaards Malerisamling
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Blasted Oak near a Pond1647 · Szépművészeti Múzeum
97
Cabin under high oaks1643 · Gemäldegalerie
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Oaks at a lake with Water Lilies1652 · Gemäldegalerie
99
Landscape by a Lake1650 · Bratislava City Gallery
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Mountain Stream1655 · Bavarske državne slikopisne kolekcije
The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.
The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Јакоб ван Ројсдал | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 National Gallery |
London | 22 | Two Watermills and an Open Sluice near Singraven, A Landscape with a Ruined Building, Landscape with Ruined Castle and Church |
 Philadelphia Museum of Art |
Filadelfija | 10 | Landscape with a Waterfall, Storm on the Dunes, Sloping Field |
 Rijksmuseum |
Amsterdam | 17 | The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede, The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede (detail), Rocky landscape |
 Detroit Institute of Arts |
Detroit | 8 | Landscape with a Farm House and Windmill, Јеврејско гробље (детаљ), Landscape, ca. 1646 |
 Kunsthistorisches Museum |
Beč | 5 | Veliki Šumski Krajolik, Small Woodland Landscape, Mountain Landscape with Waterfall |
 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen |
Rotterdam | 11 | View of a Forest, Sandy Road between Trees, Wooded Landscape |
 Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden |
Dresden | 8 | A road through a wood, A waterfall with a wooden bridge, A hill with an oak wood and a little waterfall |
 Mauritshuis |
Хага | 7 | Beach View, View of Haarlem with Bleaching Grounds, Winter landscape with a harbour |
Pick a decade to see the original that defines it.
To gaze upon Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael's "Landscape with a Village in the Distance" is to step directly into the heart of the Dutch Golden Age. This painting, executed in 1646, is more than just a depiction of rolling hills and distant structures; it is a profound meditation on nature’s enduring tranquility set against the backdrop of burgeoning human civilization. Van Ruisdael, the pre-eminent landscape painter of his era, possessed…
In the heart of the seventeenth century, during the zenith of the Dutch Golden Age, Jacob van Ruisdael captured a moment of profound tranquility and industrious grace in his seminal work, “Two Watermills and an Open Sluice near Singraven.” This painting is far more than a mere topographical record of the Netherlands; it is a poetic meditation on the harmony between human endeavor and the untamed rhythms of nature. As…
In this scene from 1660, we find ourselves observing a landscape that feels deeply settled, almost still. A solitary tree dominates the foreground, its branches bare and skeletal against the sky, suggesting a season of dormancy or perhaps the quiet transition of late autumn. Scattered throughout the composition, figures move with a slow, unhurried purpose. Some shepherds linger near the base of the tree, while peasants are positioned further into…
Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruysdael’s “The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede” isn't merely a depiction of a rural scene; it’s a profound meditation on light, space, and the enduring spirit of the Netherlands. Painted around 1670 during the height of the Dutch Golden Age, this iconic work transcends its subject matter to become a timeless emblem of tranquility, industry, and the subtle beauty of the natural world. It's a painting that…
The sky occupies the majority of the canvas, a vast vault of white, gray, and soft blue. Voluminous clouds, rendered with thick, impasto-like textures, suggest a weather pattern in constant flux. Below this heavy atmosphere, a windmill rises with vertical strength, its white sails cutting sharp, diagonal lines against the shifting light. The farmhouse sits low to the earth, its reddish-brown roof providing a grounded contrast to the airy expanse…
The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Veliki Šumski Krajolik and The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede (detail) (1670) come next.
The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede, Veliki Šumski Krajolik, The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede (detail), Two Watermills and an Open Sluice near Singraven, Landscape with a Village in the Distance, Edge of a Forest with a Grainfield, Beach View, Landscape with a Farm House and Windmill, View of Haarlem with Bleaching Grounds and A Landscape with a Ruined Building. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.
Our catalog holds 530 works by Јакоб ван Ројсдал, dated from 1640 to 1680.
Mostly in National Gallery (London), Philadelphia Museum of Art (Filadelfija) and Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam). The museum table above lists them all.
In 1650s: 26 of the 100 works on this page were made then, Two Watermills and an Open Sluice near Singraven among them.
On this page, the earliest is Farm and Hayrick on a River (1640) and the latest Landscape with a Farm House and Windmill (1680).
Sky (50), Clouds (45) and Trees (41), across the 100 works on this page.
Oil On Canvas, for 60 of the 100 works on this page.
Dutch golden age, judging by the originals on this page.
Two Watermills and an Open Sluice near Singraven, A Landscape with a Ruined Building and Landscape with Ruined Castle and Church: the National Gallery, London holds 8 of the works on this page.
Yes, as a reproduction: the original stays in its museum, but any painting on this page can be painted by hand for you, made to order one at a time, from the painting's own page.
Јакоб Исаксзон ван Рујсдаел, име које одјекује у свету сликарства као синоним за Холандско златно доба, рођен је 1628. године у Хаарлему, Холандија. У време велике економске моћи и културног препорода, Рујсдаел се од малих дана окренуо свету природе, који ће касније постати главна тема његовог опуса. Иако детаљи о његовом раном школовању нису у потпуности познати, претпоставља се да је учио код локалних мајстора, развијајући вештину цртања и сликања пејзажа. Већ од 1646. године, почиње да ствара импресивне призоре холандске провинције, постављајући темеље за свој будући успех.
Рујсдаелов рад се одликује изузетном разностраношћу и плодним стваралаштвом. Његови пејзажи нису само реалистичне репродукције природе, већ су прожети дубоким емоцијама и симболизмом. Од 1646. године, сликао је прелепе сцене холандског села, које су касније добиле херојскији карактер након његовог путовања у Немачку 1650. године. Како се селио и радио у Амстердаму, његова дела су постала све сложенијих композиција, често са небом које заузима две трећине платна. Ово је био карактеристичан елемент његовог стила – драматично небо које одражава променљиве расположења природе и човекове емоције.
Рујсдаел је био изузетан мајстор светла и композиције. У његовим делима, светлост игра кључну улогу, обликујући облик, стварајући атмосферу и наглашавајући детаље. Његова способност да пренесе дубину и перспективу била је изузетна за то време. Међу његовим најпознатијим радовима су:
Рујсдаелов утицај на традицију пејзажног сликарства је огроман. Његов рад је инспирисао генерације сликара, укључујући енглеске романтичаре, барбизонску школу у Француској и представнике школе реке Хадсон у Сједињеним Државама. Он је отворио пут новим начинима визуелизације природе, наглашавајући њену лепоту, моћ и духовну димензију. Његова дела су данас изложена у престижним музејима широм света, укључујући Националну галерију у Лондону, Ријксмузеум у Амстердаму и Ермитаж у Санкт Петербургу.
Рујсдаел је умро 1682. године у Амстердаму, оставивши за собом богато наслеђе које наставља да инспирише и одушевљава љубитеље уметности широм света. Он је био истински мајстор пејзажа, који је успео да пренесе лепоту и дубоку емоцију природе кроз своје импресивне радове.
