Winter landscape, Jacob Isaacksz. van Ruisdael, c. 1665 oil on canvas, h 42cm × w 49.7cm.
About 25 winter landscapes Ruisdael painted. In this depiction, dark ominous clouds dominate, shone from the left by the low-lying sun. The thickly packed people on the ice stand out void against this unmerciful nature. In such a winter landscape by Ruisdael, a cheerful crowd of skaters would be out of place.
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