1665
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Museum in Warsaw
Waterfall in the mountains is a 1665 oil by Jacob van Ruisdael, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at National Museum in Warsaw.
This painting shows a mountainous landscape with a waterfall. The waterfall is on the right side of the painting, and it flows into a river that runs through the center. In the background, there are trees and mountains. The sky is cloudy and gray. The painting is done in oil paint, and it has a lot of dark colors. The waterfall is white, and it stands out against the darker colors around it. The painting is very detailed, and you can see the texture of the trees and the rocks. If you like this painting, you might also like the work of Jacob van Ruisdael.
Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and etcher. He is generally considered the pre-eminent landscape painter of the Dutch Golden Age, a period of great wealth and cultural achievement when…
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