Artwork details · 2026-01-26

The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede

by Jacob Van Ruisdael · 1670

The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede by Jacob Van Ruisdael

Artist

Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and etcher. He is generally considered the pre-eminent landscape painter of the Dutch Golden Age, a period of great wealth and cultural achievement when Dutch painting became highly popular.

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Artwork

The Windmill of Wijk bij Duurstede is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch painter Jacob van Ruisdael. It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is now in the collection of the Amsterdam Museum, on loan to the Rijksmuseum.

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Quick facts

Artist
Jacob Van Ruisdael
Year
1670
Movement
Baroque
Country
Netherlands
Location
Rijksmuseum