A Country Road
The Met
Artist: Salomon van Ruysdael(Dutch, Naarden, born ca. 1600–1603, died 1670 Haarlem)
Date: 1648
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 38 7/8 x 52 7/8 in. (98.7 x 134.3 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A dirt road with cattle, figures, and a thatched cottage under an overcast sky
Detailed Description
The image depicts a wide rural landscape under an overcast sky. The upper half of the canvas is dominated by a light blue sky interspersed with large, billowing grey and white clouds that stretch across the horizon. In the mid-ground, a wide dirt road, marked with puddles reflecting the sky, diagonally traverses the scene from the lower left to the middle right. On the left side of the road, a cluster of tall, leafy green trees partially obscures a small, thatched-roof cottage with a reddish-brown roof and light-colored walls. A wooden fence is visible near the cottage. Further down the road, a person on horseback, dressed in dark clothing, rides away from the cottage, accompanied by a small brown dog trotting beside them. Along the central part of the road, a herd of approximately ten cows, mostly brown and white, are being driven forward. Several figures are tending to the cattle; one person in a red jacket rides a white horse, guiding the herd, while another figure stands among the cows. In the immediate foreground, a small, dark-clad figure kneels or sits by the edge of a puddle on the right side of the road. The right side of the landscape opens into a flat, green field with a small body of water. In the distance, a faint outline of a town with a church steeple is visible under the lighter sky. More cattle graze in the far-off fields.
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