Oaks at a lake with Water Lilies

Jacob van Ruisdaelaround 1652

Details

Title: Oaks at a lake with Water Lilies
Creator: Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael
Date Created: around 1652
Physical Dimensions: w142.2 x h116.6 cm
Type: Painting
External Link: Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Medium: Oil on canvas
Style: Netherlandish
Copyright Text: // Photo: © http://www.bpk-images.de, b p k - Photo Agency / Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Jörg P. Anders
Collection: Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Artist information: Jacob Ruisdael was a Dutch landscape painter and etcher. He studied under his father Isaak van Ruisdael and his uncle Salomon van Ruisdael, themselves both landscape painters. Despite being admitted as a member to the Guild of Saint Luke in Haarlem in 1648, his works found little favour, resulting in him suffering from poverty during his lifetime. His favourite themes are woodland scenes and he is best known as a painter of trees. His view on distant cities indicates the influence of Rembrandt. Popular paintings by him include 'The Great Oak' (1652) or 'Bentheim Castle' (1653).
Artist Place of Death: Amsterdam or Haarlem, Netherlands
Artist Place of Birth: Haarlem, Netherlands
Artist Gender: male
Artist Dates: 1628 or 1629 - 1682

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