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A Waterfall in a Rocky Landscape
A Waterfall in a Rocky Landscape (c. 1660s) is an oil painting on canvas by the Dutch landscape painter Jacob van Ruisdael.
It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is now in the collection of the National Gallery.
This painting was documented by Hofstede de Groot in 1911, who wrote; "239. LANDSCAPE WITH WATERFALL. The waterfall fills the whole foreground, rushing down over rocks from a broad basin. In the left foreground a fallen tree hangs over
Ruisdael's oeuvre are waterfall scenes. Inspired by the dramatic works of Allaert van Everdingen, Ruisdael also made more Nordic versions (such as "A Waterfall in a Rocky Landscape"), which included pine trees and mountains.
References.
- Landschap met waterval, in de verte een kerk in the RKD
- 1. A Waterfall near a Forest in Smith's catalogue raisonné supplement, volume 9, 1842