Sujet

Two Watermills and an Open Sluice, 1653. Creator: Jacob van Ruisdael.

Légende

Two Watermills and an Open Sluice, 1653. Additional Info: Jacob van Ruisdael captured the tension between nature's power and human needs. Glimpsed from the bank of a stream amid thick foliage, turbulent waters rush through an open sluice. Inclement weather is suggested by the dark clouds; uneven, craggy branches and spreading trees grow on either side of the river. Against the ominous sky, the buildings appear solid and sturdy, and a solitary male figure with his dog seems dwarfed by the natural setting. Sunlight breaks through the heavily clouded sky and settles on the central motif of the two half-timber thatched millhouses.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A63_218

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

55,7Mo (3,0Mo) / 42,0cm x 33,2cm / 4960 x 3925 (300dpi)

Mots clés

weather nature Europe river cloud clouds animal tree countryside agriculture farming stream historical landscape plant plants arts painting industry dog dogs figure figures art view geography Netherlands Dutch color irrigation foliage cloudy scene industrial roof rustic Baroque mill depiction location century vista artwork concept thatched thatch irrigating 17th century thatched roof sluice oil Painting Colour watermill half-timbered water mill rural culture history historic trees seventeenth century watermills geographical feature Oil on canvas rural life TGN water channel sky Jacob van Ruisdael Baroque Era Ruisdael Jacob van Regionalism Jacob Isaacksz Painting Heritage Art Low Countries Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael Van Ruisdael Jacob Isaacksz Jacob Isaacksz Van Ruisdael Ruisdael Jacob Isaacksz. van oil paint (paint) van Ruisdael Jacob Canvas (Textile Material)