
This book examines Jacob van Ruisdael's treatment of five subjects--dunes, grainfields, ruins, rushing water, and woodlands--that recur throughout his career. The paintings, though fictive, show close attention to the complexities of particular environments that can be fruitfully...

This book examines Jacob van Ruisdael's treatment of five subjects--dunes, grainfields, ruins, rushing water, and woodlands--that recur throughout his career. The paintings, though fictive, show close attention to the complexities of particular environments that can be fruitfully...