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Ruisdael

or Ruys·dael

[ rois-dahl, -deyl, rahyz-, rahys-; Dutch rœis-dahl ]

noun

  1. Ja·cob van [yah-kawp vahn], 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
  2. his uncle Sa·lo·mon van [sah, -law-mawn vahn], 1601?–70, Dutch painter.


Ruisdael

/ ˈraɪz-; ˈrœizdaːl; -deɪl; ˈriːzdɑːl /

noun

  1. RuisdaelJacob van?16281682MDutchARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Jacob van (ˈjaːkɔp van). ?1628–82, Dutch landscape painter


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Though not always the most charming, Ruisdael is certainly the greatest and the most profound of the Dutch landscape painters.

Haarlem was the birthplace also of Jacob van Ruisdael, greatest of Dutch landscape painters.

Unlike the moment of Rembrandt and Ruisdael, which is fixed for all eternity, with Vermeer the moment vibrates in the light.

He is now regarded second to none but Ruisdael and his works are worth their weight in gold.

Cornelis Decker (d. 1678) was a pupil of Salomon Ruisdael, whom he greatly resembles in style.

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