Grainfields
The Met
Artist: Jacob van Ruisdael(Dutch, Haarlem 1628/29–1682 Amsterdam)
Date: mid- or late 1660s
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 18 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (47 x 57.2 cm)
Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A landscape with a windmill on a distant hill, a curving dirt road, and a cloudy sky
Detailed Description
The image shows a wide, open landscape under a sky filled with large, dark grey clouds, with lighter, yellowish-white edges, suggesting light breaking through. Patches of pale blue sky are visible between the cloud formations, particularly towards the upper right. In the lower left foreground, a light brown dirt road with darker ruts curves from the bottom edge towards the middle ground. To the left of the road, dark green and brown vegetation covers the ground. To the right of the road, sandy, light brown dunes with scattered dark green scrub stretch across the mid-ground. Further back on the left, a dark windmill with four sails stands on a small, tree-covered hill. A small, dark figure, possibly a person, walks along the dirt road in the middle ground, near the base of the windmill's hill. In the mid-ground on the right, a flat, light green field extends horizontally. Beyond this field, a dark green, tree-covered hill rises gently against the horizon. Several tiny, dark, bird-like shapes are visible in the sky above the right side of the landscape. The overall color palette is muted, featuring various shades of green, brown, and grey, accented by pale blue and yellow in the sky.
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