Rijksmuseum

De molen bij Wijk bij Duurstede

Date

c. 1668 - c. 1670

Medium

canvas, oil paint (paint)

Institution

Rijksmuseum

The windmill rises up majestically, defying the dark rain clouds and overshadowing the castle and the church of Wijk bij Duurstede. The River Lek flows in the foreground. This painting is world famous, and rightly so. In this impressive composition, Ruisdael united all the typical Dutch elements – the low-lying land, the water and the expansive sky – manipulating them to converge on the equally characteristic Dutch mill.

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