It is almost impossible to paint the foaming water by the wheel of a water mill, but perhaps that is just why Ruisdael wanted to try. It took skill to give a motionless picture the semblance of motion. The 19th-century painter Constable called it incredibly ‘clear and fresh’, a landscape where it has just stopped raining. ‘It haunts my mind, and clings to my heart.’
Specifications
| Title | Watermill Near a Farmhouse with Thatched Roof |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on panel |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 37,6 cm Width 44 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Jacob Isaacksz. van Ruisdael
|
| Accession number | 2520 (OK) |
| Credits | Acquired with the collection of D.G. Van Beuningen, 1958 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1958 |
| Creation date | in circa 1653 |
| Collector | Collector / D.G. van Beuningen |
| Internal exhibitions |
De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| External exhibitions |
Onderweg naar Bentheim. Twente door de ogen van Ruisdael, Hobbema en Waterloo (2023) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
