Searching...
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

View of Haarlem from the dunes at overveen, painting by Jacob van Ruisdae (1670)


Jacob van Ruisdae celebrates the flatlands outside Haarlem that had been reclaimed from the sea as part of a massive landfill project. The sky which takes up about two-thirds of the view help creates a majestic scene covering large amounts of terrain. Jacob compared it with God’s restoration of the Earth after Noah s Flood. Such a religious interpretation may be referenced here in the prominent Gothic church of St. Bavo, looming on the horizon.
 
R.lara

Name
View of haarlem from the dunes at overveen
Type
Painting, Oil on canvas
Artist
Jacob van Ruisdae
Year
1670
Location
 Mauritshuis, The Hague ,Netherlands


0 comentarios:

Post a Comment

 
Back to top!