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Introduction
Jacob van Ruisdael was a seventeenth century Dutch landscape painter. One of his most famous paintings is Jewish Cemetery, completed in 1660. ... In the following pages, Ruisdael’s life, his career, and specifically, Jewish Cemetery will be discussed at length.
Biography
Jacob was born in 1628, his original last name was spelt Ruysdael (3). ... Jacob also learned from his uncle, Salomon van Ruysdael, another well-known Haarlem landscape artist (3). ... This work glorified Haarlem’s clothing industry, which was a large source of income for the town. ...
Two years later, in 1648, he joined the Artist’s Guild of St. ... Not surprisingly, a lot of Ruisdael’s work is rather patriotic of his country and city. ...
Starting in 1650 and for the next several years, Ruisdael left Haarlem and traveled around (3). ... One notable exception is, of course, his most famous piece, Jewish Cemetery.
Mainly, Ruisdael focused on nature and humans’ relationship to nature. ... However, his main painting, that I will discuss later, Jewish Cemetery, is not as upbeat as his earlier works.
Another element of Ruisdaels’ works is the message that earthly glory is passing and that industry is one way to preserve man’s creations (6). ...
Ruisdael also painted several works involving water. ... Two of the artists he was influenced by at this time are Philips Koninck and Allart van Everdingen (2). Some suggest that Ruisdael was enlightened by Amsterdam’s fresh atmosphere, the brightness of daylight, and the vivid colors in the shadows (2). ...
Jewish Cemetery
Ruisdael worked on Jewish Cemetery (Illustration 1) from 1655 until it was completed in 1660 (3).
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Approximate Pages = 5.2
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