COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1967.63
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Ruisdael, Jacob van
Creator Nationality:
European; Dutch
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1628/29 - 1682
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Jacob van Ruisdael
Title:
Landscape with a Dead Tree
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
c. 1660-1670
Creation Start Date:
1660
Creation End Date:
1670
Materials and Techniques:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Unframed: 99.2cm x 131cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1967.63
Credit Line:
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Inscriptions:
Signed lower left: "JvRuisdael {JvR in monogram]"
Provenance:
Freiherr von Ketteler, Westphalia (1904); J. van Leeuwen Boomkamp, Naarden, Holland (1929, London sale 1966); (F. Mont, New York)
Context:
Ruisdael's paintings are distinguished by his emotional response to nature. He used powerful forms and dense colors to convey a sense of grandeur and drama. Here the dead tree reminds us of the natural cycle of life and death. Ruisdael's contemporaries were profoundly affected by his work and he was widely revered during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1967.63.tif
