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Landscape with the Ruins of the Castle of Egmond  1655

by Jacob van Ruisdael

The heroic but ephemeral edifices of humankind and the enduring power and grandeur of nature are evocatively expressed in this work by the landscape painter Jacob van Ruisdael. A shepherd and his flock are dwarfed by the ruins of a castle, a massive hill in the background, and dark, swollen clouds gathering overhead. Ruisdael’s skillful use of color also enhances the painti...
Size: 
98 × 130 cm (38 7/8 × 51 3/8 in.)
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago