River landscape with boats

River landscape with boats
 (c. 1640-1650)

Gallery location
Rembrandt Cabinet
Level 2, NGV International
 

About this work

Salomon van Ruysdael is considered a pioneer of the movement towards naturalism in seventeenth- century Dutch landscape painting of the Haarlem school, and he was a strong influence on other Haarlem artists, such as his nephew Jacob van Ruisdael and Meindert Hobbema. Ruysdael painted more river scenes than any other type of landscape, depicting calm waters as the setting for the busy activity of river life.

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
105.2 × 111.0 cm
Accession Number
4729-3
Department
International Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1933
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
Rembrandt Cabinet
Level 2, NGV International
Subjects (general)
Landscapes Marines and Seascapes
Subjects (specific)
boats riverbanks sailing trees

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